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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Cyclops: A One-eyed Flower-Fly. Just kidding

Bees get all the credit, but there is an entire, huge family of flies (the Syrphidae) that does the same pollination: Flower Flies. Hopefully this family will some day gets the credit it deserves. Maybe this photo can help?

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 03.2022
Date Uploaded: 12.2024
Photo Location: Carver, Oregon, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Copyright: © Robert OBrien