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Saved from drowning Saw this in a bowl of water outside - pulled it out but unfortunately it looks like her wing was damaged and she couldn&#039;t fly any more :(<br /> <br /> I looked after her until she dried out and then put her on a marigold. Hopefully she will be ok! Episyrphus balteatus,Marmalade Hoverfly Click/tap to enlarge

Saved from drowning

Saw this in a bowl of water outside - pulled it out but unfortunately it looks like her wing was damaged and she couldn't fly any more :(

I looked after her until she dried out and then put her on a marigold. Hopefully she will be ok!

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  1. View Claire Hamilton's profile
    Claire Hamilton
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    Very kind of you :)
     Posted 10 years ago
  2. View Darryl Lane's profile
    Darryl Lane
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    Haha great effort m8. I knew I wasnt the only person that did things like that. Posted 10 years ago
    1. View Stuart's profile
      Stuart
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      Yeah - I think there's something wrong with me. A person drowning I'd probably leave (not a fantastic swimmer) yet a nice bug drowning or in trouble, I feel I have to help. Unless it's a wasp. I'd happily let that drown :-/ Posted 10 years ago
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        Darryl Lane
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        haha, yeah Im not bias I save all bugs in need ^__^ Posted 10 years ago

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The Marmalade Hover Fly

"Episyrphus balteatus", sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout the Palaearctic region, which covers Europe, North Asia, and North Africa.

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Similar species: True Flies
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Uploaded Aug 6, 2015. Captured Aug 6, 2015 18:36.
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  • Canon EOS 600D
  • f/9.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO100
  • 55mm