Submitted by luielvi t3_126jw1g in mildlyinteresting
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luielvi OP t1_je9e6o4 wrote
I have no idea! It didn't seem like it could fly, it was just crawling and scratching its wings with its back. Didn't have water or any sweets with me and I didn't want to touch it.
bushido216 t1_je9g0zg wrote
And you didn't even try to catch it? What kind of trainer are you?
AdApprehensive3582 t1_je9jo8r wrote
Turd fly
Polishspy t1_je9nnfy wrote
I think that's a mason bee, the. Don't build traditional hives but use hollows in trees.
ValifriggOdinsson t1_je9thd3 wrote
*carpenter bee
itsniickgeo t1_je9z7os wrote
Bee-tiful
Royal_Ad1798 t1_jea63ri wrote
Inkydex t1_jeabgtz wrote
Well Black Shinies are always the best type of shiny form
SodaPop6548 t1_jeah86f wrote
I dislike carpenter bees.
Ghozer t1_jeani6w wrote
thorax too 'long' for carpenter bee, they are much more rounded, different shaped abdomen too, and thorax isn't 'fluffy' on this image.... not sure it is a carpenter bee...
ValifriggOdinsson t1_jearqlq wrote
Tbh I haven’t found this color scheme in mason bees on my google research, only carpenter bees 😅 didn’t look at smaller details
Nobie2006 t1_jeb9tvs wrote
Sure it’s not a fly
humblant t1_jebh2wl wrote
nope! that’s a bee:)
Nobie2006 t1_jebhwz9 wrote
That is so weird
Doomerlicious t1_jec6spw wrote
It’s a black hairy flower wasp. You’ll see them zooming around at knee height looking for grubs on warm days. They paralyse them and drag them back to their burrows. They lay an egg on top and off again for more. Really great things to have around the garden as they eat all the grubs that would otherwise be eating your plant’s roots. Totally non-aggressive, unless you’re a grub…
Here is a pic from Jerry Coleby-Williams website
https://jerrycolebywilliams.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/scolia-soror-1-copy.jpg
radium_eater t1_je9dxma wrote
so fancy. fashion icon. had no idea they came in this color that is so cool! do you know if its like a drone or worker or anything like that?