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White "Waisted" Winged Creature on Cliff
Tracys Landing, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
April 7, 2018
A few of these were flying and walking on this cliff on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. While I did not measure the creature it was very small; the white objects in the photo are grains of sand.

I am not even sure if this is a fly or a bee. The white waist definitely seems to be part of the creature in all of the pictures, rather than just the cliff showing through clear wings. Any idea what it is?
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Contributed by eaglebeach on 14 May, 2018 - 12:58pm
Last updated 12 June, 2018 - 6:02pm

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… John F. Carr, 12 June, 2018 - 6:02pm login or register to post comments

a fly
This is an acalyptrate fly. My best guess is family Sphaeroceridae.
… Isaac Winkler, 12 June, 2018 - 5:04pm login or register to post comments

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