| Bankster 19:01 - Apr 13 with 398 views | jeera |
Or other insect fanciers, or whatever you're known as.
I've been seeing this insect a lot which turns out to be a mimic fly; Bombylius major.
Now I could see it wasn't a bee and yes I've probably seen them hundreds of times but I've never taken much notice until now.
So having looked it up and seeing it positions its lava where it can crawl into the homes of solitary bees and eat their own offspring, my question is this.
Is their existence beneficial overall taking into account that although they do pollinate themselves they are also responsible for killing other pollinators? |  |
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| Bankster on 22:24 - Apr 13 with 299 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
A fine insect, however if they truly pollinate themselves rather than plants and kill other pollinators then their aesthetic value is somewhat undermined. |  |
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| Bankster on 22:28 - Apr 13 with 292 views | jeera |
| Bankster on 22:24 - Apr 13 by BanksterDebtSlave |
A fine insect, however if they truly pollinate themselves rather than plants and kill other pollinators then their aesthetic value is somewhat undermined. |
I realised afterwards how I'd worded that but hoped I'd got away with it.
Do you have any insight into those things and potential damage Vs benefits regarding nature?
I have looked at several sites but they all give the same info from what I've seen so far.
I have one - it could be several, they all look the same - that has been hanging about looking a bit dodgy outside my door for the past few days. | |
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