{"id":5917,"date":"2023-12-26T12:15:12","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T12:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pawel.stefanoff.pl\/bugs\/?p=5917"},"modified":"2026-07-03T19:50:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T19:50:19","slug":"2023-12-the-bee-mimicking-hoverflies-of-la-perla-es","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pawel.stefanoff.pl\/bugs\/es\/posts\/2023-12-the-bee-mimicking-hoverflies-of-la-perla-es\/","title":{"rendered":"Maestros del vuelo est\u00e1tico: las moscas cernidoras imitando abejorros en La Perla"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Palpada ruficeps<\/em> es una llamativa especie de mosca cernidora neotropical (familia <em>Syrphidae<\/em>), nativa de Am\u00e9rica Central y del Sur. Como muchas moscas cernidoras, son polinizadores altamente especializados que imitan a los abejorros para protegerse de los depredadores, a pesar de ser completamente inofensivos para los humanos. Fieles a su nombre, estas moscas son famosas por su asombrosa capacidad para cernirse y quedarse perfectamente suspendidas en el aire antes de salir disparadas a gran velocidad. En el g\u00e9nero <em>Palpada<\/em>, los machos utilizan este vuelo est\u00e1tico como una exhibici\u00f3n territorial para atraer a las hembras y ahuyentar a sus rivales. A diferencia de las larvas de otras moscas cernidoras, que trepan por las plantas para cazar pulgones, las larvas de <em>Palpada<\/em> son filtradoras acu\u00e1ticas que prosperan en aguas estancadas y ricas en materia org\u00e1nica. Debido a la escasez de ox\u00edgeno en su entorno, han desarrollado una &#8220;cola&#8221; telesc\u00f3pica similar a un esn\u00f3rquel, lo que les permite respirar aire de la superficie mientras permanecen sumergidas en el lodo. En general, estas moscas son polinizadores esenciales, cruciales para mantener la salud de los ecosistemas. Este impresionante ejemplar fue lo suficientemente generoso como para permitirme tomarle algunas fotos en el bosque protegido La Perla, en la costa de Ecuador.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Palpada ruficeps es una llamativa especie de mosca cernidora neotropical (familia Syrphidae), nativa de Am\u00e9rica Central y del Sur. 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