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Wasp? - Rainieria antennaepes
Copyright © 2009 Dennis Totin

Wasp? - Rainieria antennaepes
Garland, Dallas County, Texas, USA
June 25, 2009
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Contributed by Dennis Totin on 29 June, 2009 - 8:13pm
Last updated 13 July, 2009 - 8:34pm

Moved
Moved from Stilt-legged Flies.
… Joel Kits, 13 July, 2009 - 8:34pm login or register to post comments

they're commonly called stilt-legged flies
Interesting to watch. They "wave" their front legs around. Yours might be the same as mine, but I don't really know what distinguishes the species.

You probably saw it doing this, front legs stuck out.
… Andrew Williams, 29 June, 2009 - 8:40pm login or register to post comments

Micropezidae
Family Micropezidae (Diptera).
… dmelius, 29 June, 2009 - 8:26pm login or register to post comments

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