bof

Does anyone know what this is:

<http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/insect1.jpg>
<http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/insect2.jpg>
<http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/insect3.jpg>

it's 2cm from nose to tail, and it's the second one that's appeared in
the basement in a week or so. Looks like some kind of wasp or bee to my
uneducated eye, but there's no sign of a sting in the tail, it's got a
hairy back and smooth underside.

MTIA

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Baz

bof wrote:
>
>
> Does anyone know what this is:
>
> <http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/insect1.jpg>
> <http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/insect2.jpg>
> <http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/insect3.jpg>
>
> it's 2cm from nose to tail, and it's the second one that's appeared in
> the basement in a week or so. Looks like some kind of wasp or bee to my
> uneducated eye, but there's no sign of a sting in the tail, it's got a
> hairy back and smooth underside.
>
> MTIA
>
hoverfly possibly Volucella zonaria

bof

In message <44787488$1_2@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com>, Baz
<baz@deeper.screaming.net> writes
>bof wrote:
>> Does anyone know what this is:
>> <http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/insect1.jpg>
>> <http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/insect2.jpg>
>> <http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/insect3.jpg>
>> it's 2cm from nose to tail, and it's the second one that's appeared
>>in the basement in a week or so. Looks like some kind of wasp or bee
>>to my uneducated eye, but there's no sign of a sting in the tail,
>>it's got a hairy back and smooth underside.
>> MTIA
>>
>hoverfly possibly Volucella zonaria

Thanks for that, having searched on "Volucella zonaria" it certainly
looks like one. So what's the characteristics that mark it out as a
hover fly? I haven't seen it hover like the small ones I'm used to
seeing.

Nick

- And on Sat, 27 May 2006 16:18:42 +0100, it was spake thus <hnG4B1US3GeEFwc$@hotmail.com> said in message bof <nothingread@hotmail.com>:

>
>
> Does anyone know what this is:
>
> <http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/insect1.jpg>
> <http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/insect2.jpg>
> <http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/insect3.jpg>
>
> it's 2cm from nose to tail, and it's the second one that's appeared in
> the basement in a week or so. Looks like some kind of wasp or bee to my
> uneducated eye, but there's no sign of a sting in the tail, it's got a
> hairy back and smooth underside.
>
> MTIA


Holly Molly bof, those are REALLY good close-ups, what kit have you ?
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bof

In message <m9lh72hkpu4n4ko92gsfg6rbjlg35meb1h@4ax.com>, Nick
<n_rw-7@no-go.ya_ho.o.aw_ay.con.invalid> writes
> - And on Sat, 27 May 2006 16:18:42 +0100, it was spake thus
><hnG4B1US3GeEFwc$@hotmail.com> said in message bof
><nothingread@hotmail.com>:
>
>>
>>
>> Does anyone know what this is:
>>
>> <http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/insect1.jpg>
>> <http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/insect2.jpg>
>> <http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h222/bofphoto/insect3.jpg>
>>
>> it's 2cm from nose to tail, and it's the second one that's appeared in
>> the basement in a week or so. Looks like some kind of wasp or bee to my
>> uneducated eye, but there's no sign of a sting in the tail, it's got a
>> hairy back and smooth underside.
>>
>> MTIA
>
>
>Holly Molly bof, those are REALLY good close-ups, what kit have you ?

Gosh, thanks, those are my first ever insect photos. The camera's a
Nikon 995, it's fairly low spec by today's standards, but I like it as
it can focus down to 2cm and has a swivel lens, they go for about
£100-£120 on eBay if you're interested. The rest of the kit was a jam
jar with a piece of flat glass taped over the top, fortunately the hover
fly was pretty docile and not moving much.

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