Hoverflies feasting on fennel
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Hoverflies feasting on fennel
Image: © Zorba the Geek Taken: 9 Aug 2009
For a certain space of the day, these fennel flowers were teeming with busy hover flies - two varieties visible here. Although they resemble wasps - for their own protection - once you know they are harmless they appear safely fascinating. For close-ups, see Image and Image
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Image Location
Latitude
51.891474
Longitude
0.907267