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marmalade hoverfly

Episyrphus balteatus

Photo by TracyL
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Episyrphus balteatus
monkey-mind and nana-puppet
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Comments (7)
TracyL
they help make spirits :) (the kind you drink)
MatthewFuller
They bumble, therefore they're too clumsy to be trusted to produce consumables... probably.
MatthewFuller
So... Bees make honey, and hoverflies make marmalade! This leads me to conclude that wasps make wasabi.
TracyL
Thank you Both of you!
TracyL
Thank you Both of you!
HemaShah
simply beautiful!!!!! what a beauty!

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