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Any idea what this wee beastie is?

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Walkthroughthefire · 02/04/2019 18:13

Ds found it in the garden (Scotland). I've never seen anything like it before.

Any idea what this wee beastie is?
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FlibbertyGiblets · 02/04/2019 18:17

Bee fly.

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Walkthroughthefire · 02/04/2019 18:23

Thank you!

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FlibbertyGiblets · 02/04/2019 18:27

Thumbs up!

Quite an odd thing innit. Weird looking, to say the least.

FlibbertyGiblets · 02/04/2019 18:30

you could send in your sighting to the 2019 bee fly watch?

MitziK · 02/04/2019 18:42

They parasitise Solitary Bee nests by flicking eggs into them.

They still act as pollinators and don't do a huge amount of damage in the great scheme of things.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombylius_major

frenchonion · 02/04/2019 18:44

Is it a fly? Is it a bee?! Its a beefly!

crashbangwhoosh · 02/04/2019 19:22

I've seen 2 of these this week and wondered what they are!
Thank you!

Cailleach · 02/04/2019 20:50

Saw one on my allotment at the weekend. I can't ever remember seeing one before. Lovely little things...

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