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Hover Flies may Look Like Bees but are Beneficial Flies

Originally published by Sandra Mason on 09/26/2014 What's black and yellow and feared all over? It's a bee. It's a wasp. No, it's a hover fly? We, along with most other creatures, are programed to fear anything with black and yellow coloration. Some creatures such as hover flies take...
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