hoverfly

hoverflies look a bit like bees or wasps from far away, and indeed many of their species hover near flowers, feeding on nectar and pollen. but if you look closer, you notice that they’re actually flies! the easiest tells for me:

• they only have two wings, which would be very uncommon for a wasp
• their eyes are massive, which is typical for a fly

SONY DSC-RX10M4 + 8.8-220mm f/2.4-4
ISO 400, 220.0 mm, f/4.0, 1/1000

SONY DSC-RX10M4 + 8.8-220mm f/2.4-4
ISO 500, 212.8 mm, f/4.0, 1/1000