Feather-legged Fly
(Trichopoda pennipes)
Notes: While adults feed harmlessly on plant nectar, they also act as highly effective biological pest controls. The females lay their eggs directly onto destructive agricultural pests, which the developing larvae eventually consume.
Distribution: This species is native to North and South America as well as the Hawaiian Islands.
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Location: Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA
Borage, also known as starflower, is an annual herb in the flowering plant family Boraginaceae native to the Mediterranean region. Although the plant contains small amounts of pyrrolizidine alkaloids, some parts are edible, and its seeds provide oil.
