GREENFIELD — Often, the colors of black and gold found together in nature instill a sense of fear and encourage avoidance both in humans and other species. And when they are accompanied by an endless ...

Hover flies have one set of wings and no stinger. If you've been outside lately, chances are you've seen them — small flying insects that resemble sweat bees. In fact, you may have actually called ...

Being outside in Indiana this time of year is usually fine — unless you're swatting away buzzing insects. More than likely, you don't need to be alarmed by what's buzzing around, especially if you're ...

It looks like a bee, it sounds like one, and even works the same way. But it's actually a fly. Unlike bees, hover flies do not mind working in cool and windy conditions The hover fly only feeds on ...

This summer, Bill and I have been inundated with little fast moving, yellow-tinged flies that people have for years called “sweat bees.” Well, this article sets the record straight. Hover flies ...

Bumblebees are much more unstable when they hover than when they fly fast, according to new research. Scientists used a mathematical model to analyze the way bumblebees fly at different speeds, ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Few insects so conspicuously mark the arrival ...

Bee-flies look adorable. Seeing the dark-edged bee-fly hover in mid-air, some people describe it as a tiny, fluffy, flying narwhale. It has a hairy little body and face, and a very long, straw-like ...