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Thick-headed Fly

Conops quadrifasciatus

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A wasp-mimicking parasitoid fly that attacks bumblebees in flight. The female rams an egg into a bee's abdomen mid-air, and the larva develops inside the living host.

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Did You Know?

The infected bumblebee buries itself in soil before dying, providing the fly pupa a safe overwintering site.