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The World of Minibeasts

Hover-flies - a Fast Fly

 

Fast fly: a quick ball before leaving Before she leaves the colony that she grew up in, she mates with a male, in order to soon set off their cycle of reproduction. 

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previous chapter Joy of Hovering Wrong Bride An Egg A Typical Larva
In the Colony of the Ants The Chrysalis A Birth Starts First View
Hatching Unfolding Wings A Young Hover-fly A Fast Fly

Photograph by José Verkest, text by Maria Pfeifer