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Tabanidae: Silvius gigantulus or Stonemyia? - Silvius gigantulus - female

Tabanidae: Silvius gigantulus or Stonemyia? - Silvius gigantulus - Female
Hoh Rainforest, Jefferson County, Washington, USA
August 22, 2013
Size: ~worker honeybee size
Looked strangely like a honeybee - resting on the forest floor. Wonderful eyes!

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Hidden perils of bee mimicry
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Oh dear! Reminds me of a car
Oh dear! Reminds me of a card I found for my labmate in the Whole Foods nearby...

"Hope is the bee that makes honey without flowers."

It was, of course, a syrphid - hence I purchased the card for the laughs.

(http://www.spiralsoulsanctuary.com/uploads/1/2/7/0/12703112/4845507_orig.jpg) for the amusement value.

But a good reminder that one can seriously mess it up in real life! Thanks for the ID.

 
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