tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post1214892834288294999..comments2023-09-23T07:30:55.854-05:00Comments on Rurality: Bee flyRuralityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-68397572586817608702008-05-05T06:52:00.000-05:002008-05-05T06:52:00.000-05:00Lisa, ha, yeah!Christopher, thanks so much! It's i...Lisa, ha, yeah!<BR/><BR/>Christopher, thanks so much! It's interesting that flies do that too.Ruralityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-89737034393985462122008-05-04T20:08:00.000-05:002008-05-04T20:08:00.000-05:00I've also seen them dart back and forth between tw...<I>I've also seen them dart back and forth between two positions a foot or so apart -- if it were a bird, you'd say it was a mating dance, though I would assume that flies don't do that.</I><BR/><BR/>No need to assume - some flies do have mating flights. I don't know about bee flies in particular, but <I>Life in the Undergrowth</I> (also known as The Gospel According to David Attenborough) has a segment on hover flies showing of their flying prowess to females by trying to hover in one spot for as long as possible.Christopher Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11075565866351612441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-63427098864173599372008-04-18T14:10:00.000-05:002008-04-18T14:10:00.000-05:00So interesting! Thank you for all the links...some...So interesting! Thank you for all the links...some of them look like deer flies to me, hope they don't bite like them. I like the name "Bombylius Major"...sounds like a strong Ruler-"Bombillius The Great"!lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-30497894755764764632008-04-14T07:16:00.000-05:002008-04-14T07:16:00.000-05:00Nina, yeah they're pretty cool, for a fly especial...Nina, yeah they're pretty cool, for a fly especially!<BR/><BR/>Pablo, this one was a little cool I guess... it's actually the first time I've seen one sit still on the ground like that. I was holding the dog while my husband took this picture.<BR/><BR/>Barbee, yes I think so, they are very widespread. They look and act just like bees.<BR/><BR/>Bobby, I hate to hear that! They say those bees will keep moving north, too.<BR/><BR/>LP, thanks!<BR/><BR/>Trudi, thanks, Jasmine will slobber all over you if you let her. :)<BR/><BR/>FC, yeah they don't always slow down enough for you to pin down which type it is.<BR/><BR/>TexTrav, thanks! I have been enjoying your blog too.<BR/><BR/>DM, yep, I guess that is a clue that they sip nectar.<BR/><BR/>Chey, thanks, I'd never noticed them before we moved out to the country. Apparently they like woodland edges a lot.<BR/><BR/>IRB, that's kind of funny that your bee looks like a fly, and this fly looks like a bee... sorry to hear your native ones are almost gone!Ruralityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-20366898882710038412008-04-13T19:54:00.000-05:002008-04-13T19:54:00.000-05:00Very interesting fly! I've never seen one like thi...Very interesting fly! I've never seen one like this before. Great photo!cheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13367266564799325131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-72028555729795537062008-04-13T17:46:00.000-05:002008-04-13T17:46:00.000-05:00Bee Flies have a HUGE Proboscisgreat picture and ...Bee Flies have a HUGE Proboscis<BR/><BR/>great picture and information...DeeMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775898919722565676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-12276420534124242812008-04-13T17:06:00.000-05:002008-04-13T17:06:00.000-05:00.Nice post and photo. that's why you are on my fav....<BR/>Nice post and photo. that's why you are on my favorites blogroll. So I can keep up with cool stories like this.<BR/><BR/><B>Great.</B><BR/><BR/>Have a great week.<BR/>.Texas Travelershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16250697065385437368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-27001117369214513752008-04-13T10:54:00.000-05:002008-04-13T10:54:00.000-05:00Cool!I posted a shot of one of these a waaay back,...Cool!<BR/>I posted a shot of one of these a waaay back, but mine must have been a different species.<BR/>Great shot!<BR/><BR/><BR/>On your previous post, I bet that was a treat listening to such a creative gardner!R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-24347671750078610162008-04-12T23:07:00.000-05:002008-04-12T23:07:00.000-05:00What a beautiful, interesting blog you have. Jasmi...What a beautiful, interesting blog you have. Jasmine is such a good looking gal! I would just like to give her a cuddle if she lets me.<BR/>Anyway I think I have to keep track of your garden.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-79212337893911428812008-04-12T22:34:00.000-05:002008-04-12T22:34:00.000-05:00Very interesting!!Very interesting!!Lets Planthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00335805787831512992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-50837775363003934852008-04-12T15:01:00.000-05:002008-04-12T15:01:00.000-05:00All I know is, stay away from them killer bees - O...All I know is, stay away from them killer bees - Orlando Sentinel:<BR/><BR/>So-called killer bees may have claimed their first human victim in Florida, state officials said Friday in announcing a fatal attack earlier this week in remote Okeechobee County.Bobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15472070140608801080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-63720626006889161832008-04-12T09:56:00.000-05:002008-04-12T09:56:00.000-05:00I wonder if we have them in central KY. I will no...I wonder if we have them in central KY. I will notice more closely if I see something behaving that way. Interesting.Barbee'https://www.blogger.com/profile/11316077390373348067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-52582355018686780972008-04-11T13:11:00.000-05:002008-04-11T13:11:00.000-05:00I'm pretty sure I saw one of those in my woods las...I'm pretty sure I saw one of those in my woods last weekend, but it never stayed still long enuf for me to make a confident identification. How do you wildlife photographers do it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-4614019287156276312008-04-11T08:02:00.000-05:002008-04-11T08:02:00.000-05:00Pretty little creature.Pretty little creature.nina at Nature Remains.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07888238636692649668noreply@blogger.com