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 ...

This is the rather less cute and fluffy side of the bee fly, which seems so innocent on first glance, with that cheeky long tongue stuck out at you as you try to work out what on earth it is. Read ...

This is the rather less cute and fluffy side of the bee fly, which seems so innocent on first glance, with that cheeky long tongue stuck out at you as you try to work out what on earth it is.

One favourite subject that people raise is the old line about scientists having proved that the bumble-bee cannot fly. It's a much loved piece of urban folklore. There it is, the humble Bombus ...

The bee fly larvae then feast on the bumble bees' stores, and even eat developing bumble bees. "It's all quite messy, nasty and parasitic. But it's cyclical," said Miksha. "After a few years of ...