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Is it a bee? A hornet? Anyone know?

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Bathsheba Wed 31-Jul-19 16:02:08
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I just spotted this beauty in my garden - it was about 2.5 cm or more in length. Anyone know what it is? I’ve looked in my books and searched online but so far haven’t managed to identify it.

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rockgran Wed 31-Jul-19 16:26:03

Volucella zonaria - a kind of hoverfly I think. I found it here
www.naturespot.org.uk/species/volucella-zonaria

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Bathsheba Wed 31-Jul-19 16:57:23

Ah thanks rockgran - yes that’s the one. I take my hat off to your Googling skills ?

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rockgran Wed 31-Jul-19 17:19:05

I googled beelike insects and bugs that look like bees. grin

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Gonegirl Wed 31-Jul-19 18:30:43

And that is skill. grin

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rockgran Wed 31-Jul-19 18:56:08

Thankyou!

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Bathsheba Wed 31-Jul-19 19:35:15

See I googled 'bees, wasps and hornets' and got nowhere. Didn't occur to me to try beelike insects. Good thinking!

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Daisymae Wed 31-Jul-19 19:43:47

Have seen hornets in recent years and they look like giant wasps. Not much danger of mistaking them. Never seen one of your huge hover flies though.

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Auntieflo Wed 31-Jul-19 19:51:21

Bathsheba that sure is some flying bug!
I have never seen anything like that, and well done rockgran for getting an identification.

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Bathsheba Wed 31-Jul-19 19:57:29

It is beautiful isn't Auntieflo? Because I wasn't sure what it was, whether it was aggressive, I made sure I stayed behind it to take the photo - didn't want to stand right in its flight path ?

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Hetty58 Wed 31-Jul-19 20:02:34

We get them here in the garden. The first time I saw one it really scared me!

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