This crittur, which I think is a bee fly, was sniffing around my seed pots, for some reason, literally putting its head to the compost as if sniffing, then moving to the next pot. #gardening@gardening#bugs
@LoraHughes@gardening I don't think it's a bee fly, they're a bit darker and have their proboscis permanently out. Could be a batman hoverfly (Myathropa florea). They lay eggs in decaying vegetation so might fancy your compost as a home for its babies. https://uknature.co.uk/hoverflies/m.florea-info
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