Pollen transfer has been suggested to occur by body surface transport on mouthparts and head surfaces like that in bee flies and hover flies, but no such associated pollen has been found, though the insects were preserved in amber.
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The response time is highly dependent upon ambient temperature, with lower temperatures relating to slower movement . " Stylidium " species are typically pollinated by small solitary bees and the nectar-feeding bee flies ( Bombyliidae ).
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When night falls on Barro Colorado Island in Panama, and it's so dark in the rain forest a person can't see his own hand without a flashlight-- that's when the night bees fly.
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I was just reading the article in New Scientist 2 march called " Electric plant auras guide foraging bees ", and it states " As bees fly through the air, they-like all insects-acquire a positive charge ".
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Males of fly species such as " Cuterebra ", many hover flies, bee flies ( Bombyliidae ) and fruit flies ( Tephritidae ) maintain territories within which they engage in aerial pursuit to drive away intruding males and other species.
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Dipteran flies in the families Syrphidae ( hoverflies ), Asilidae ( robber flies ), Tabanidae ( horseflies ), Oestridae ( bot or warble flies ) and Bombyliidae ( bee flies ) all include Batesian mimics of bumblebees, resembling them closely enough to deceive at least some predators.
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When Hank takes Earl to Denise to get his wound treated ( which turns out to be a graze ), a bee flies into the house, and Earl runs for cover, making Denise realize that Hank's outlandish story about the " assault " on Earl was actually true.
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The garden provides that in its Bee Hive Meadow, where thousands of live bees fly in and out while foraging among for food; the Soggy Bog, where children are shown how conservation efforts have rescued endangered plant species; and the Bullfrog Pond and waterfall, ideal for doing pond studies.
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Originally the genus was named " Laurella " in 2002, but it turned out that the name had already been assigned to a genus of bee flies 30 years prior, and so the name " Latina " was adopted as a replacement, in honor of Latin America where the genus occurs.
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The band, described as " a mix of blistering rock, windswept country, and desert romance ", recorded their debut album " How Bees Fly " in a pool hall of Route 66 in Albuquerque, and it saw a Europe-only release through the German independent record label Glitterhouse Records later in 1997.
