Wild Delmarva

Have you ever encountered a fly that you might actually like? Meet the Flower Fly. Also called a Syrphid Fly, this fly won’t bite you as they do not feed on blood and you won’t find them buzzing around things that smell bad. In fact, this colorful fly prefers things that tend to smell good like flowers. These insects are important pollinators, this one was busy working this morning on a Black-Eyed Susan (the state flower of Maryland).

Photograph by Kevin Fleming

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