But the hoverfly is one of the prettier families of flies; they are colourful with yellow and black stripes to imitate bees and wasps.
Hoverflies really like small flowers laid out in clusters, and crops such as carrots are mainly pollinated by them.
But I think most people pay no attention to hoverflies at all, which is a real shame because when you start looking at them, they’re fascinating creatures and they do important stuff that is largely unrecognised.
But there’s a special place in his heart for hoverflies, one of the prettiest flies around.
Bees tend to get all the credit in the insect world, and everyone likes butterflies because they’re pretty and easy to identify.
