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Unknown Flying insect  - Brachymeria podagrica

Unknown Flying insect - Brachymeria podagrica
Brooklyn, New York, USA
February 19, 2017
I've killed a few in the past few weeks and it was hard to kill seems like it has a hard shell or something

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Unknown Flying insect  - Brachymeria podagrica Unknown Flying insect  - Brachymeria podagrica

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Brachymeria podagrica…
See reference here.

Harmless...
These wasps are harmless to humans and pets - they are parasitic on other insects such as flies.

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