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28-MAY-2017

Bee Fly, Hemipenthes sp

Black Bee Fly

This one appears to be a male because it flies around a regular circuit, pausing at certain perches to watch for females.

Females don't perch like this. They stay busy all day gathering sand granules for bombing runs on hosts' burrows.


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