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I sit and watch for bee butts in my wildflowers. (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by moistclump@lemmy.world to c/beebutts@lemmy.world

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[–] Malice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That is a fly butt. Still cute!

[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Fly butt!

[–] Nima@leminal.space 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

looks like a ~~horse fly~~. I have learned something new. it is a drone fly!. thank you for the correction, malice!

[–] Malice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Just a drone fly, not a horse fly.

[–] Nima@leminal.space 2 points 6 months ago

thank you so much! fixed.

[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Is this a bee butt?

[–] Malice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That is also a fly butt!

[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Do I have any bees??? Is my life a lie???

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Hover Flies are often mistaken for bees. The eyes are a decent giveaway (files have huge eyes that basically cover the whole head, looking sorta like a motorcycle helmet), plus bees tend to be furrier and fly a little less gracefully. If you get a closer look, bees have 4 wings, flies have two.