Weirdest bug I ever saw

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Cindi

August 16, 2007, 02:11:18 PM
Not sure if this is the proper forum or not, if it is not right, I am sure a mod will move it for me.

Yesterday when I was working around the apiary, I saw two huge bugs of the same species on top of each other, sitting on a rock on (my now getting bigger) rock pile.  It looked like two bumblebees that were black and yellow in colour, I looked closer and they were not bumblebees, but something similar, more of an elongated type body though.  As I was watching, I was getting ready to take a picture, and they flew off and landed on the wire surrrounding the apiary.  Again I went over, they were still attached to each other.  I was getting ready again to take a picture and off they flew. They were big.

I was sitting by my pool later on and this same bug (only one this time) landed on my arm, only for a moment, and then flew off.

If I ever get a chance again, I will take a picture, I haven't seen this insect around my farm before, it was beautiful, but I don't think it was a good one.  Have a wonderful day, best of this life.  Cindi
There are strange things done in the midnight sun by the men who moil for gold.  The Arctic trails have their secret tales that would make your blood run cold.  The Northern Lights have seen queer sights, but the queerest they ever did see, what the night on the marge of Lake Lebarge, I cremated Sam McGee.  Robert Service

Scadsobees

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August 16, 2007, 02:57:56 PM
Was it a type of robber fly?

Try some of these....

http://www.whatsthatbug.com/robberflies.html

Rick
Rick

JP

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August 17, 2007, 11:39:15 PM
What a great websight Rick.
My Youtube page is titled JPthebeeman with hundreds of educational & entertaining videos.

My website JPthebeeman.com http://jpthebeeman.com

Mici

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August 18, 2007, 06:19:48 AM
after seeing this, you realise that movie producers don't have all that great imagination ;)

Cindi

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August 18, 2007, 02:23:23 PM
Rick, that website is cool.  I have a funny hunch that the bug in question might be the bee killer.  I didn't have enough time to really look closely, but I am pretty sure it is.  I brought in a picture from that website.  It follows:

There are strange things done in the midnight sun by the men who moil for gold.  The Arctic trails have their secret tales that would make your blood run cold.  The Northern Lights have seen queer sights, but the queerest they ever did see, what the night on the marge of Lake Lebarge, I cremated Sam McGee.  Robert Service

Scadsobees

#5
August 20, 2007, 09:24:59 AM
What amazes me is how much I've learned since beekeeping!  All the pictures and questions that are posted in forums like this on make me curious, I just got to know what they are.  And since my 7 and 8 yr old sons started collection bugs :-D  They are amazing collectors!

I grew up in the "country" and loved bugs and all things wild, but I think I've learned more and found more interesting creatures in the last 6 years in the suburbs.

What is really astounding is the amount of mimicry in the fly world....all the flies on our flowers look like some kind of bee.

Rick
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