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**MetteHHH** · 08-16-2018, 12:12 PM - **2 Likes**

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[/COLOR]45.000 posts sure is a lot.

Here is a dragonfly on the power cable for my car!

**noelcmn** · 08-16-2018, 12:49 PM

bluestringer · 08-16-2018, 01:05 PM - **2 Likes**

Bark Lice........................

**noelcmn** · 08-16-2018, 01:25 PM - **1 Like**

**WPRESTO** · 08-16-2018, 03:47 PM - **1 Like**

I think this is a fly of some kind that mimics a wasp.

bluestringer · 08-16-2018, 04:13 PM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

I think this is a fly of some kind that mimics a wasp.

Looks like a hover fly. Nice shot.

**WPRESTO** · 08-16-2018, 04:17 PM

Originally posted by bluestringer

Looks like a hover fly. Nice shot.

Yes it does, but hover flies I know of tend to perch with their wings out to the side, not folded over their abdomen. The posture here is more typical of a wasp, which made/makes me hesitate with an ID.

Last edited by WPRESTO; 08-17-2018 at 03:37 AM.

Thagomizer · 08-16-2018, 07:28 PM

Mood lighting.

**noelcmn** · 08-17-2018, 02:35 AM - **1 Like**

**WPRESTO** · 08-17-2018, 03:38 AM - **1 Like**

Wasp collecting a lot of pollen

**TER-OR** · 08-17-2018, 05:48 AM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

Yes it does, but hover flies I know of tend to perch with their wings out to the side, not folded over their abdomen. The posture here is more typical of a wasp, which made/makes me hesitate with an ID.

Not a wasp. There are a LOT of flies. Bug Guide should be of some help, at least with a family.

**WPRESTO** · 08-17-2018, 05:56 AM

Originally posted by TER-OR

Not a wasp. There are a LOT of flies. Bug Guide should be of some help, at least with a family.

Yes. If you note the original post with the image, I finally decided it was a fly that mimics a wasp*, down to having eyes set a bit farther apart, and a resting wing posture that is wasp-like rather than overfly-like, although I do not think this is a species of hover fly.

*because I think I can make out the haltere on the near side.

**Skodadriver** · 08-17-2018, 05:57 AM - **1 Like**

A Wasp eating a Spider (I think it was a Huntsman) while a Crab Spider contemplates.....probably suicide.
*1st DL2 with mf Sigma 50mm F2.8 and on board flash.
s.o.o.c. jpeg

bluestringer · 08-17-2018, 06:06 AM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

Yes it does, but hover flies I know of tend to perch with their wings out to the side, not folded over their abdomen. The posture here is more typical of a wasp, which made/makes me hesitate with an ID.

It looks just like hover flies we have here, and I've seen them rest their wings like that on occasion.

**WPRESTO** · 08-17-2018, 06:07 AM

No use dolling these posts over several hours or days, so
a moth

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bluestringer Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Cotton fields of South Georgia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,748	Bark Lice........................ Last edited by bluestringer; 04-13-2019 at 03:51 PM.

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08-16-2018, 04:13 PM	#4866
bluestringer Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Cotton fields of South Georgia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,748	Originally posted by WPRESTO I think this is a fly of some kind that mimics a wasp. Looks like a hover fly. Nice shot.

08-16-2018, 04:17 PM	#4867
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,138	Originally posted by bluestringer Looks like a hover fly. Nice shot. Yes it does, but hover flies I know of tend to perch with their wings out to the side, not folded over their abdomen. The posture here is more typical of a wasp, which made/makes me hesitate with an ID. Last edited by WPRESTO; 08-17-2018 at 03:37 AM.

08-16-2018, 07:28 PM	#4868
Thagomizer Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: London Ontario Posts: 2,068	Mood lighting.

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08-17-2018, 05:48 AM	#4871
TER-OR Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Dundee, IL Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,699	Originally posted by WPRESTO Yes it does, but hover flies I know of tend to perch with their wings out to the side, not folded over their abdomen. The posture here is more typical of a wasp, which made/makes me hesitate with an ID. Not a wasp. There are a LOT of flies. Bug Guide should be of some help, at least with a family.

08-17-2018, 05:56 AM	#4872
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,138	Originally posted by TER-OR Not a wasp. There are a LOT of flies. Bug Guide should be of some help, at least with a family. Yes. If you note the original post with the image, I finally decided it was a fly that mimics a wasp, down to having eyes set a bit farther apart, and a resting wing posture that is wasp-like rather than overfly-like, although I do not think this is a species of hover fly. because I think I can make out the haltere on the near side.

08-17-2018, 06:06 AM	#4874
bluestringer Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Cotton fields of South Georgia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,748	Originally posted by WPRESTO Yes it does, but hover flies I know of tend to perch with their wings out to the side, not folded over their abdomen. The posture here is more typical of a wasp, which made/makes me hesitate with an ID. It looks just like hover flies we have here, and I've seen them rest their wings like that on occasion.