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Unidentified Bee - Microdon
Copyright © 2007 Craig Rotermund

Unidentified Bee - Microdon
Bellevue, Nebraska, USA
June 17, 2007
Contributed by crotermund on 14 February, 2009 - 7:09pm
Last updated 15 February, 2009 - 12:59pm

Not a bee:-)
Something better: a syrphid fly in the genus Microdon. Larvae look more like a limpet than an insect, and they live inside ant nests. Great image, too!
… Eric R. Eaton, 14 February, 2009 - 10:20pm

 
Thanks a lot, Eric.
When I initially looked at it I thought it was a fly, but after looking at it for awhile I changed my mind. ;) Thanks again.
… crotermund, 14 February, 2009 - 10:23pm

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