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strange flying insect,anyone know what it could be

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pably15 Fri 24-Apr-26 11:48:53

looking out the window this morning I saw a large insect flying about, it was about an inch and a half long, didn't land anywhere, just kept flying up and down, it wasn't a bee or wasp or butterfly,OH couldn't see it , it was so clear against the blue sky, but he still couldn't see it it wasn't brightly coloured so it was probably brownish.

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Oreo Fri 24-Apr-26 12:23:20

There are millions of insects so without a description will be impossible to say.
There was a large insect on the inside of my kitchen window the other day with a head like a hammerhead shark and a stick like body, I think a type of moth.

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OldFrill Fri 24-Apr-26 12:42:06

A type of dragonfly or damselfly maybe. They can be coloured but commonly brown and can have translucent wings so hard to see. I love them.

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pably15 Fri 24-Apr-26 13:02:19

OldFrill , could be that because I know it was flying, but I couldn't see it's wings

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MiniMoon Fri 24-Apr-26 13:20:49

Maybe a hawk moth of some kind. Hummingbird hawk moths have been flying around on warmer days.

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Cossy Fri 24-Apr-26 13:32:43

Horsefly?

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nanna8 Fri 24-Apr-26 13:33:39

Dragonfly sounds most likely. You don’t get cicadas do you ? They are very large. Maybe one came over from my side of the world. They are very loud in Summer.

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DollyRocker Fri 24-Apr-26 13:39:52

Maybug aka Cockchafers

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