Black-Tailed Bee Fly - Bug Scientific Name ...

Black-Tailed Bee Fly - (Bombylius major)

Black-Tailed Bee Fly - (Bombylius major)

The Black-Tailed Bee Fly is a fine mimic for a fuzzy bee. The disguise offers it time to leisurely visit flowers and drink the nectar undisturbed.

Staff Writer (8/28/2014): The Black-Tailed Bee Fly is a fuzzy, hovering, buzzing look-a-like to a bumble bee. The long proboscis ('tongue'), however quickly gives...

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Entomology (Study of Bugs): black flying bug with a long ...

Entomology (Study of Bugs)/black flying bug with a long tail!

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QUESTION: Hi,

 I live on the South Dakota/Minnesota border.  I found this bug that I can't seem to locate on the web.  I've never seen one before.  It was about 2:00 in the afternoon, but I was spraying weeds, so don't know if it's a daytime bug or I chased it up.  It had a body about 1 1/2 inches long and...

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Entomology (Study of Bugs): Strange flying bug with a VERY ...

Entomology (Study of Bugs)/Strange flying bug with a VERY long tail

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Hi,

I live just outside of East Aurora NY (35 miles SE of Buffalo). My husband and I were "greeted" by this very unusual bug last year and had a chance to observe it over the weekend.

It's approximately 4-5 inches in length (most of it is it's thin...

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Entomology (Study of Bugs): Flying Black insect with six ...

Flying Black insect with six inch long tail

Entomology (Study of Bugs)/Flying Black insect with six inch long tail

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Expert: Eric R. Eaton - 8/15/2007

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I live in Rochester, NY and I observed the strangest flying insect in my garage just now as I let my dog outside.  The bugs body is about 2 inches long and a half an inch thick tapering to about a quarter of an inch at it's one separation and is solid black.  The wings are about an inch long each and are dark yet translucent.  The strange...

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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Audubon Field Guide

On the southern Great Plains, this beautiful bird is common in summer, often resting on roadside fences and wires. Seen perched at a distance it might suggest a slim, long-tailed Mockingbird -- until it flies, showing off the salmon-pink under the wings, its long tail streamers flaring wide as it maneuvers in mid-air to catch an insect. Although it looks unique, the Scissor-tail is closely...

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Date: 2017-04-03 09:49:20
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Rattailed Maggots - What's That Bug?

Weird water caterpillers with tails?

Location: Ypsilanti, Michigan 49198

May 15, 2011 9:05 pm

So my friend has a "backyard pond" that gets cleaned at the begining of spring every year and that's really about it. Its more like a cement hole with water. There is no fish or plants just water....

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