sohkamyung on Nostr: A Charcoal Bee Fly (genus Anthrax) spotted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, ...

A Charcoal Bee Fly (genus Anthrax) spotted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore, on 4 Feb 2024. Its scientific name may sound scary, but it apparently got the name due to its colour. In Greek, anthrax means "charcoal" or "live coal".

Bee flies are flies, but they hold their wings in a swept back position and resemble bees.

On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/198388471 ].

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