what flying insect is this?
what flying insect is this?
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Police State

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4,380 posts

251 months

Thursday 15th April 2010
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Does anyone know what this frightful looking thing is? It's on one of our exterior doors and won't budge...




Penny-lope

13,645 posts

224 months

Thursday 15th April 2010
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Who cares....


dougc

8,241 posts

296 months

Thursday 15th April 2010
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'tis called a Common Bee Fly.

Mobile Chicane

22,027 posts

243 months

Thursday 15th April 2010
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Bombylid fly. I saw one in the garden today too.

Monkey boy 1

2,066 posts

262 months

Thursday 15th April 2010
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Bombylius major or Common Bee Fly

Defcon5

6,477 posts

222 months

Thursday 15th April 2010
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So how did it meet its maker?

RichB

56,448 posts

315 months

Thursday 15th April 2010
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As has been said beefly and perfectly harmless, the snout is for getting to nectar in flowers.

Police State

Original Poster:

4,380 posts

251 months

Thursday 15th April 2010
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RichB said:
As has been said beefly and perfectly harmless, the snout is for getting to nectar in flowers.
ahh... and there was me thinking it was nature's equivalent of this..




Police State

Original Poster:

4,380 posts

251 months

Thursday 15th April 2010
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Defcon5 said:
So how did it meet its maker?
It didn't, (i'm a part-time buddhist) it is actually a lovely (but fierce) looking thing. The photo doesn't show it in it's best light...

nammynake

2,659 posts

204 months

Thursday 15th April 2010
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Looks like a mosquito in a fur coat! Fashionable little chap bowtie

Steamer

14,199 posts

244 months

Thursday 15th April 2010
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Talking about Bees, has anyone else noticed quite a few about since it got warmer? (more than you normally do when its warm)

Last weekend end there were 5 or 6 massive ones on the window frames... maybe they were just all out for a hoon after the long, cold winter.

I thought there was a big panic that they were declining in number and we could only live 4 or 5 years without them.

TheEnd

15,370 posts

219 months

Thursday 15th April 2010
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Steamer said:
Talking about Bees, has anyone else noticed quite a few about since it got warmer? (more than you normally do when its warm)

Last weekend end there were 5 or 6 massive ones on the window frames... maybe they were just all out for a hoon after the long, cold winter.

I thought there was a big panic that they were declining in number and we could only live 4 or 5 years without them.
saw my first wasps of the year this week too.
big event in my calendar, at the next full moon, i'll have the rotten apple feast, washed down with coke

nammynake

2,659 posts

204 months

Thursday 15th April 2010
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Looks like a mosquito in a fur coat! Fashionable little chap bowtie

GTIR

24,741 posts

297 months

Thursday 15th April 2010
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I'm not sure what it is but it should be grounded.

TheEnd

15,370 posts

219 months

Thursday 15th April 2010
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nammynake said:
Looks like a mosquito in a fur coat! Fashionable little chap bowtie
you can say that again!

Lost_BMW

12,955 posts

207 months

Thursday 15th April 2010
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Harmless . . but I wouldn't want to meet this:




Worrying article here:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-126...

hope they don't make it or get done in pronto if found.

Edited by Lost_BMW on Thursday 15th April 23:20

Mobile Chicane

22,027 posts

243 months

Friday 16th April 2010
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Steamer said:
Talking about Bees, has anyone else noticed quite a few about since it got warmer? (more than you normally do when its warm)

Last weekend end there were 5 or 6 massive ones on the window frames... maybe they were just all out for a hoon after the long, cold winter.

I thought there was a big panic that they were declining in number and we could only live 4 or 5 years without them.
I found 4 huuuge bumble bees in the bathroom last week. I can only imagine they'd been hibernating in the airing cupboard (which has gaps to the outside) since there is no other way they could have got in there. I caught them in a net and let them out of course. Since the decline in native honey bee numbers, we're dependent on bumbles for pollination.

I live out in the country and have a 'Mediterranean' garden as far as the climate allows. Having observed bee activity in this over the last year, there must be 20 different bumble bee species at least, appearing at different times of the year, and feeding on different plants. Fascinating.

What's sad though is the decline in honey bees. As a nipper I remember 20 honey bees to 1 bumble. Now (on Box Hill at any rate) it's 50 bumbles to 1 honey bee. frown

Google [bot]

6,828 posts

212 months

Friday 16th April 2010
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Steamer said:
I thought there was a big panic that they were declining in number and we could only live 4 or 5 years without them.
I think that is due to some international parasite or virus, which doesn't sound good.

phumy

5,829 posts

268 months

Friday 16th April 2010
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Police State said:
Defcon5 said:
So how did it meet its maker?
It didn't, (i'm a part-time buddhist) it is actually a lovely (but fierce) looking thing. The photo doesn't show it in it's best light...
How does that work then?

Only go to the temple when you fancy it, get aholed, when you fancy it, get laid, when you fancy it.....Hey thats ok i wouldnt mid being a part timer.....when i fancy it hehe

Road2Ruin

6,545 posts

247 months

Friday 16th April 2010
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Police State said:
Defcon5 said:
So how did it meet its maker?
It didn't, (i'm a part-time buddhist) it is actually a lovely (but fierce) looking thing. The photo doesn't show it in it's best light...
Should of forced the flash eh, made that mistake myself once or twice...