hoverfly in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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One of the most fascinating aspects of hoverfly mimicry has recently been dissected in great detail.
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This is beneficial to gardens, as aphids destroy crops, and hoverfly maggots are often used in biological control.
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Having a hoverfly in the garden is a good thing.
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Because these insects prefer aphids as food for their larvae, the orchid helpfully produces three different chemicals that mimic aphids' alarm signals, all of which attract hoverfly females.
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Listen to the sound of a wasp, followed by a hoverfly trying to sound like a wasp.
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Some species of hoverfly look very close to the bees and wasps they are supposed to resemble, and other species only bear a passing resemblance.
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The hoverfly species mimicking bumblebees are generally accurate mimics, and many of their species are polymorphic.
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Thy are one of the few hoverfly genera that do not have a venia spuria in the wings.
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Hoverfly larvae are strong candidates for the least attractive animals in the garden, but few creatures are quite as good at hoovering up aphids.
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They had about double the scent compared with the hoverfly-pollinated plants.
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