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Big Bug#238405

By evenwind -  Wed Jul 29, 2015 11:31 pm
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- Wed Jul 29, 2015 11:31 pm #238405

Anybody know what this is? It was about 1.25" - 1.5" across and spent most of the day guarding my mailbox...

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Re: Big Bug#238420

By hollyhock -  Thu Jul 30, 2015 12:51 am
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- Thu Jul 30, 2015 12:51 am #238420

Yes a gourmet meal for your flytrap..

I do not know what type of bug but I couldn't resist making a joke...

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Re: Big Bug#238422

By SerMuncherIV -  Thu Jul 30, 2015 1:10 am
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- Thu Jul 30, 2015 1:10 am #238422

Some kind of Diptera. Fly experts, come in now!

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Re: Big Bug#238427

By hollyhock -  Thu Jul 30, 2015 1:43 am
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- Thu Jul 30, 2015 1:43 am #238427

http://bugguide.net/node/view/2803/bgimage. I think I found it here.

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Re: Big Bug#238428

By Anymal911 -  Thu Jul 30, 2015 1:44 am
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- Thu Jul 30, 2015 1:44 am #238428

pshh just say it is a bumblebee and call it a dayXD

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Re: Big Bug#238451

By Leo756 -  Thu Jul 30, 2015 3:01 am
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- Thu Jul 30, 2015 3:01 am #238451

Yes, it is a Tiger Bee Fly. My sister and I were just discussing this a couple days ago. We've been seeing a lot more than usual too, usually on nectar producing plants because that's what they eat. Here's the site where we identified it:

http://www.insectidentification.org/ins ... er-Bee-Fly

And yes, for some reason they usually do stay perched in one spot for a very long time. Mine seemed to be "sleeping" on my Lobelia cardinalis for a whole day:

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Re: Big Bug#238453

By Anymal911 -  Thu Jul 30, 2015 3:07 am
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- Thu Jul 30, 2015 3:07 am #238453

Maybe it was shedding? Also check for eggs...

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Re: Big Bug#238473

By Leo756 -  Thu Jul 30, 2015 4:25 am
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- Thu Jul 30, 2015 4:25 am #238473

The site I linked to says they lay their eggs in carpenter bees nest. That's the only thing to which they're harmful. They don't hurt humans, animals *or* plants. If anything, they help to pollinate flowers, just like bees and hummingbirds do. Just enjoy their unusual appearance. Not all bugs are bad!

Re: Big Bug#238474

By Jellybean1 -  Thu Jul 30, 2015 4:28 am
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- Thu Jul 30, 2015 4:28 am #238474

But certain plants could harm it

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Re: Big Bug#238476

By Leo756 -  Thu Jul 30, 2015 4:31 am
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- Thu Jul 30, 2015 4:31 am #238476

Okay, whatever.

Re: Big Bug#238489

By Anymal911 -  Thu Jul 30, 2015 5:28 am
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- Thu Jul 30, 2015 5:28 am #238489

Leo756 wrote:Okay, whatever.

best way to end a conversation lol

Where'd you see it hollyhock?

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Re: Big Bug#238526

By evenwind -  Thu Jul 30, 2015 2:12 pm
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- Thu Jul 30, 2015 2:12 pm #238526

Okay, thanks hollyhock and all! A Tiger Bee Fly it is. Not the prettiest bug I've ever seen but impressive none the less.

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Re: Big Bug#238771

By Grey -  Fri Jul 31, 2015 8:38 pm
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- Fri Jul 31, 2015 8:38 pm #238771

That is a gorgeous insect!

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Re: Big Bug#238781

By Leo756 -  Fri Jul 31, 2015 9:32 pm
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- Fri Jul 31, 2015 9:32 pm #238781

Grey wrote:gorgeous insect!

Now that's two words you don't often hear used together!

Re: Big Bug#238783

By yellowjacket7 -  Fri Jul 31, 2015 10:03 pm
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- Fri Jul 31, 2015 10:03 pm #238783

Hey! I call Assassin (my praying mantis) gorgeous all the time!

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Micrographs of effect on insect exoskeletons?

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