# Episode 434- Dark-Edged Bee-Fly: Two Bees in a Pod

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Podcast: [Life, Death, and Taxonomy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/life-death-and-taxonomy-228276)
Published: 2026-09-05T17:16:28+00:00
Episode link: http://ldtaxonomy.com/podcast/dark-edged-bee-fly/
Audio file: http://ldtaxonomy.com/podcast-download/2019/dark-edged-bee-fly.mp3
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Duration seconds: 2534

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“&#8230;and today we’re talking about the stolen valor of the insect world. But more on that later.” Many plants rely on animals known as pollinators in order to reproduce and everyone likes pollinators—in part because plants are pretty great but also due to the fact that bees and butterflies have some pretty great PR. However, [&#8230;]

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