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Drone Fly, Heesch, the Netherlands Presumed species. Found in our garden. It was very sluggish, probably near the end of its life. <br /> In dutch it is named the &quot;Blind Bee&quot;. It&#039;s neither a bee nor is it blind. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67644/drone_fly_-_closeup_heesch_the_netherlands.html" title="Drone Fly - closeup, Heesch, the Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/67644_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=98P%2FZb4l9xM2Oj73VCztyAr%2F5oU%3D" width="140" height="152" alt="Drone Fly - closeup, Heesch, the Netherlands Presumed species. Found in our garden. It was very sluggish, probably near the end of its life. <br /> In dutch it is named the &quot;Blind Bee&quot;. It&#039;s neither a bee nor is it blind. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67643/drone_fly_heesch_the_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67645/drone_fly_-_face_heesch_the_netherlands.html<br /> With this post I&#039;m at the end of my photo stock, I simply have nothing left :) Eristalis tenax,Europe,Heesch,Netherlands,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67645/drone_fly_-_face_heesch_the_netherlands.html" title="Drone Fly - face, Heesch, the Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/67645_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=M6OxEG6EwJPjpwxV%2B9SZGQSMSMA%3D" width="200" height="174" alt="Drone Fly - face, Heesch, the Netherlands Presumed species. Found in our garden. It was very sluggish, probably near the end of its life. <br /> In dutch it is named the &quot;Blind Bee&quot;. It&#039;s neither a bee nor is it blind. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67643/drone_fly_heesch_the_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67644/drone_fly_-_closeup_heesch_the_netherlands.html<br /> With this post I&#039;m at the end of my photo stock, I simply have nothing left :) Eristalis tenax,Europe,Heesch,Netherlands,World" /></a></figure><br /> With this post I&#039;m at the end of my photo stock, I simply have nothing left :) Eristalis tenax,Europe,Heesch,Netherlands,World Click/tap to enlarge

Drone Fly, Heesch, the Netherlands

Presumed species. Found in our garden. It was very sluggish, probably near the end of its life.
In dutch it is named the "Blind Bee". It's neither a bee nor is it blind.

Drone Fly - closeup, Heesch, the Netherlands Presumed species. Found in our garden. It was very sluggish, probably near the end of its life. <br /> In dutch it is named the "Blind Bee". It's neither a bee nor is it blind. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67643/drone_fly_heesch_the_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67645/drone_fly_-_face_heesch_the_netherlands.html<br /> With this post I'm at the end of my photo stock, I simply have nothing left :) Eristalis tenax,Europe,Heesch,Netherlands,World

Drone Fly - face, Heesch, the Netherlands Presumed species. Found in our garden. It was very sluggish, probably near the end of its life. <br /> In dutch it is named the "Blind Bee". It's neither a bee nor is it blind. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67643/drone_fly_heesch_the_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67644/drone_fly_-_closeup_heesch_the_netherlands.html<br /> With this post I'm at the end of my photo stock, I simply have nothing left :) Eristalis tenax,Europe,Heesch,Netherlands,World

With this post I'm at the end of my photo stock, I simply have nothing left :)

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Love the name "blind bee". It definitely resembles a bee, but the "blind" part is funny considering its huge eyes ;P

    Sad that you are of photos, but you won't be for long!     Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Appearantly "blind" is based on its hairy eyes. It's not really showing on this specimen, but that's what Wikipedia says anyway. Posted 6 years ago

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The Common Drone Fly

"Eristalis tenax" is a common, migratory, cosmopolitan species of hover fly. It is the most widely distributed syrphid species in the world, and is known from all regions except the Antarctic. It has been introduced into North America and is widely established. It can be found in gardens and fields in Europe and Australia. It has also been found in the Himalayas.

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Similar species: True Flies
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/16.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm