Larry Stoter

Lazing in the garden over the weekend, with a cold beer and in the
shade, I spotted a hoverfly I've never seen before.

First impression was a wasp but flew like a hoverfly. Abdomen was mostly
black with a bright yellow spot on each side of each segment. Bright
yellow 'eyes' om the head. It was clearly hunting and had good eysight -
moving quickly around the flowers on Lamb's Lug. I saw it twice grab a
bee, but on neither occassion did it manage to subdue the bee.

Any ideas?
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Larry Stoter