It looks like a bee, feeds like a bee, pollinates like a bee... but it is not a bee. Episyrphus balteatus is a syrphid, a fly that appears to be a honeybee as a method of self-defense because it does not have a stinger.
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La Episyrphus balteatus es un sírfido, una mosca que aparenta ser una abeja melífera como método de defensa
Episyrphus balteatus ist eine Syrphide, eine Fliege, die zur Verteidigung wie eine Honigbiene aussieht
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