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Offline tandemrx

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what type of bee is this?? found in High Sierras. Mason of some sort?
« on: August 11, 2010, 11:38:08 pm »
Beekeeping friend of mine was hiking in southern sierras in california and was visited by this bee.  Anyone know what type it might be??

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Re: what type of bee is this?? found in High Sierras. Mason of some sort?
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2010, 11:48:22 pm »
Hard to tell from the pic but it looks to be a fly of some type to me.


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Re: what type of bee is this?? found in High Sierras. Mason of some sort?
« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2010, 12:07:48 am »
Ditto here on the fly. Looks like it could bite the heck outta you too!

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Re: what type of bee is this?? found in High Sierras. Mason of some sort?
« Reply #3 on: August 12, 2010, 02:06:27 am »
Many flies are pollinators and that one looks like it might be.  Was it on a flower?
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Re: what type of bee is this?? found in High Sierras. Mason of some sort?
« Reply #4 on: August 12, 2010, 02:10:47 am »
your pictures are great.
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Re: what type of bee is this?? found in High Sierras. Mason of some sort?
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2010, 02:08:27 pm »
Yes, that is some variety of fly.  Could be a hover fly, but I can't quite see the mouth.  There are only thousands of species of flies, many of which mimic bees. 

In fact I saw one this spring that was an EXACT copy of a mud dauber wasp, all the way down to the flitting wings.  To the point that I was sure it was a fly but didn't quite dare try to catch it.

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