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They're Pollinators, Too

When we think of pollinators, we usually think of honey bees,  bumble bees, carpenter bees, syrphid or flower flies, and butterflies. But wait, blow flies can be pollinators, too.You see them stopping on flowers for a sip of nectar, and in their travels...

Blow Fly on Lavender
Blow Fly on Lavender

A BLOW FLY lands on the tip of lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Blow Fly
Blow Fly

THE BLOW FLY can be a pollinator, too. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at 5:42 PM

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