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ALMOST BEEKEEPING - RELATED TOPICS => GARDENING AROUND THE HOUSE => OTHER INSECTS BOTH GOOD AND BAD FOR THE GARDEN => Topic started by: Cindi on August 16, 2007, 02:11:18 pm
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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
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Was it a type of robber fly?
Try some of these....
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/robberflies.html
Rick
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What a great websight Rick.
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after seeing this, you realise that movie producers don't have all that great imagination ;)
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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:
(http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/1332/beekillerts5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
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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