070506-11 is a photograph by Mike Davis which was uploaded on June 29th, 2015.
070506-11
Ok, folks, this isn't the best image I've ever taken, but I still like it. ... more
by Mike Davis
Title
070506-11
Artist
Mike Davis
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Ok, folks, this isn't the best image I've ever taken, but I still like it.
My only problem is that I have no idea what it is !!!
At first I thought it was a species of wasp; then, after some research, I thought it was some sort of Hover Fly, but it's WAY too big for that...a GOOD inch to inch and a half in length; recently, I saw an image of a Cicada Killer that was similar, but...ONLY similar.
I've only seen one other just like it (and to be truthful, it may very well have been the same one...it flew past me in the exact same place the next summer.
I saw it near the Park Headquarters in The Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Northeast Ohio.
If anyone can help me with an Id I would appreciate it; I've been looking for it for close to 30 years.
A week or two ago I posted an image of an insect that I've been trying to identify for about 30 years; at that time I also contacted a website called "WHAT'S THAT BUG" and here's the answer they sent me today.
I'm passing this on with their permission, and if you have a minute or so free, check it out. It's interesting, informative and has a couple interesting trivia bits too:
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2015/07/10/good-news-bee-is-actually-a-hover-fly/
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June 29th, 2015