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18 years ago

Thought it was a bumble bee but as I leaned in to get a better look I noticed some sort of shield bug in its grasp as it suddenly took flight. (Definitely was not the other way around.) I'm guessing it was some sort of assassin fly. Don't recall having seen one of them as a bumblebee mimic before.

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rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
18 years ago
One of the robber flies looks alot like a bee. See the attached image.

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paul_
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18 years ago
Nope the one I saw definitely looked a lot like a bumble -- black body, yellow fuzz on the thorax and was actually about the size of a large bumble too.
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