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Old June 27th, 2009  
Fish Keeper
 
What the heck is this bug?

I don't know what these 3 bugs are. They were all eating off a blueberry I put out for the birds. Evidently they picked it up and put it on my picnic table to have lunch. ( not really, but I didn't put it there lol )
They look like a bee/fly/mouth bug. I looked it up and can not find anything like it. Any ideas ? thanks everyone..
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Old June 27th, 2009  
Moderator
 
They're having a picnic. lol
They look like some sort of wasp to me.
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Old June 27th, 2009  
Fish Master
 
wasp/hornet/bee combo LOL .....im so not a bug fan....I hope someone can tell you as they give me the eebbbie jeebies just looking at the pics haha
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Old June 27th, 2009  
Fish Master
 
I'd hate to find out by being stung by one! lol
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Old June 27th, 2009  
Fish Keeper
 
No idea but they are attractive.
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Old June 27th, 2009  
Moderator
 
Their kind of pretty, could they be a beneficial wasp of some kind ?
Carol
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Old June 27th, 2009  
Fish Master
 
They're pretty as far as bugs go.
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Old June 27th, 2009  
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Mare may I share your picture with a friend ?
carol
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Old June 27th, 2009  
Fish Master
 
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Their kind of pretty, could they be a beneficial wasp of some kind ?
Carol
there are wasps that are beneficial? how so?
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Old June 27th, 2009  
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there are wasps that are beneficial? how so?
Yep they don't sting, they pollinate plants and eat aphids, caterpilers and other insects
Carol
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Old June 27th, 2009  
Fish Master
 
wow never knew that...I thought all wasps were ouchies!
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Old June 27th, 2009  
Fish Keeper
 
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Mare may I share your picture with a friend ?
carol
..YESSS..please do! And if you figure out what kind of insect it is let me know ok? I really think they were beautiful. They are about the size of small fly. really all 3 looked like a blotch of 'something' on my table. When I got in for my 3rd shot, on macro mode they scurried past me and I thought for sure one flew in my hair lol.. ( no I didn't let out a scream ) When they flew they had a moth like fan tail. Very cobolt blue in the wings. BIG orange/rust eyes with a white line seperating the "eye-balls'. Very alien looking! thanks Carol, hope your friend can figure it out
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Old July 2nd, 2009  
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Best we can figure out they are hover flies
http://www.cirrusimage.com/Flies_syrphidae.htm
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Old July 2nd, 2009  
Fish Keeper
 
hmmm...pretty darn close. I did look at some wild looking fruit fly on google images, though these were a tad larger, they had the brilliant patterns that the exotic fruit fly can display. I guess because of the varieties, they can be very different but same species? thanks for checking it out Carol
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Old July 2nd, 2009  
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Welcome It was fun
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Old July 2nd, 2009  
Fish Master
 
lol aliens.. we are being watched... FIRST HUMAN CONTACT.... AAAAAHHHh
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Old July 2nd, 2009  
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lol aliens.. we are being watched... FIRST HUMAN CONTACT.... AAAAAHHHh
but 'THEY' won't be so obvious .....
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Old July 2nd, 2009  
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they look like nicely dressed flies having diner.
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Old July 2nd, 2009  
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Old July 21st, 2009  
Fish Keeper
 
I'd say it's some kind of fly. It is not a wasp. Wasps aren't furry. Very few wasps are efficient polinators. They are good for pest control, however. They capture spiders and caterpillars to feed to their larvae. Although in my opinion, it's like trading one pest for another. I love honeybees though. A good deal of our food crops depend on them. I'm a beekeeper.
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