Syrphidae fly

Why would she have such thick thighs? To be more like a bee (like with a leg)?

This post was edited by Bad Den-06.06.2006 09: 29

Why would she have such thick thighs? To be more like a bee (like with a leg)?

Eumeruses are small, not the size of a bee, but of a housefly. And this is not a leg band, but just a matte area on the back thigh. In many small flies, the thickness of the thighs seems to be disproportionate. But this has its own long-winded truth; -)

Eumeruses are small, not the size of a bee, but of a housefly. And this is not a leg band, but just a matte area on the back thigh. In many small flies, the thickness of the thighs seems to be disproportionate. But this has its own long-winded truth ;-)

I know that the flies don't need a knife
I meant that such thick thighs make a fly look like a bee with a leg.
And what is the long truth really?

By the way, I read that some murmurs specifically vibrate the hips, visually thickening them... Is this really the case?

I know that the flies don't need a knife
I meant that such thick thighs make a fly look like a bee with a leg.
And what is the long truth really?

By the way, I read that some murmurs specifically vibrate the hips, visually thickening them... Is this really the case?

About the uselessness of the legging-how to say. Of course, there are brushes and areas of fluffy hairs on the legs (especially the back) of many flies. And they often stick pollen-wow, how much. The larvae are on their own. Conclusion - a kind of simplified obnozhka for cross-pollination? Pollinators after all. See the works of our Greenfeld. But eumeruses are usually naked. There are furry desert species.
About the long-drawn-out truth - if only I knew for sure myself! Therefore, I will not feed you any speculations.
About vibrating thighs-I did not come across such information, although I know quite a lot of works. But, for example, our common beekeeper (Eristalis tenax L.), in soaring and flying, can lower its folded hind legs down. At the same time, it seems that the leg is hanging. I think many people have seen this.
There are babblers that extend their front legs (black) in flight, imitating the long whiskers of stinging webs.