Before she leaves the colony that she
grew up in, she
mates with a male, in order to
soon set off their cycle of reproduction.
The story on hover-flies is finished now. You may want to select a chapter once again from the bottom switch board or go to the top switch board to select a different story. |
Joy of Hovering | Wrong Bride | An Egg | A Typical Larva | |
In the Colony of the Ants | The Chrysalis | A Birth Starts | First View | |
Hatching | Unfolding Wings | A Young Hover-fly | A Fast Fly |
Photograph by José Verkest, text by Maria Pfeifer |