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 ...

An estimated 30,000 species of fly (Diptera) call Australia home, making them the second largest group of insects after the ...

But, where our helicopter rotors fight to climb higher, the humble bee can fly with ease. Scientists have recently discovered that the alpine bumblebee is capable of navigating air found above ...

In the course of her lifetime, a worker bee will produce 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey. To make one pound of honey, workers in a hive fly 55,000 miles and tap two million flowers. In a single ...

There is a popular misconception that bees shouldn't be able to fly. In reality, this is not true, because they can and do fly all the time. The science behind how they can fly involves the way ...

Then there are the bee flies. As the name suggests, many species of bee fly (Bombyliidae) have fuzzy, bee-like bodies. Australia boasts around 400 species of bee fly. Bee flies feed on the nectar ...

Then there are the bee flies. As the name suggests, many species of bee fly (Bombyliidae) have fuzzy, bee-like bodies. Australia boasts around 400 species of bee fly. Bee flies feed on the nectar ...