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THE LIVING WORLD
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The Living World听is a gentle weekend natural history programme, which aims to broadcast the best, most intimate encounters with British wildlife.
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"The Living World is the next best thing to being there. Our contributors are skilled naturalists who are able to reveal those fascinating facts about animals and plants that you don't always find in books. It's like having a personal guided tour of the countryside, without needing to leave the house."
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Hoverflies
Like their name suggests, hoverflies are flies that hover.听听They hold themselves motionless in the air like a hummingbird with their rapidly moving wings just a blur to the eye.听听There are about 250 different species of hoverfly in Britain.
The colouration seen on听some species of hoverflies has听lead to them听gaining a bad press.听 This summer,听swarms of marmalade hoverflies听seen on the south coast听were mistaken for wasps with their distinctive yellow and black bodies.听 But unlike wasps, hoverflies are harmless as they have no sting.听 Like other brightly coloured insects, some types of hoverfly听have adopted this warning colouration as it helps protect them from being attacked by predators.
In addition to being听people-friendly,听hoverflies are also the gardener's friend - the adults听are good pollinators of flowers and听some of their larvae will feed on greenfly on plants and crops.听听
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