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A Bug for Dan
- Thread starter John53
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I would guess the spider survived the tea party.
I like the picture, even if you can't see the entire specimen.
Oh meo myo! It turns out to be a member of one of a small group of fly families I have more than passing interest in.
Meomyia sericans (black and grey true bee fly).
Meomyia sericans - Wikipedia
Cool. No wonder I can't find it googling white bee with black bum.
There are some bees that fit that general description. Not sure if there any in Australia. Probably.
I didn't think we had bumblebees (around here at least) but I could very likely be wrong.
If you get a good look at bee flies, they have a very distinct general appearance that I think makes the readily identifiable as a group. I'm sure there are exceptions and you have to be quick sometimes, as you've noticed.
Always keeping in mind that my generalizations are based on what I know of US species. Not having reviewed the group for Australia, you may have groups that are less typical to my generalization.
Really. I'll have to check into that.
Computer says that there are no native Australian bumblebees. I had no idea.
I was riding around Tasmania many years ago with some friends and one of them had a bumblebee fly up the arm of his leather jacket, he got stung about 6 times. One of the locals told us they were introduced from Europe. I'd forgotten all about that.
It was an interesting morning, went to Mungo Brush in the Myall Lakes National Park. Saw the bee fly at the first place I stopped, then went further in and saw some Topknot Pigeons, one of the weirdest looking birds going around, then saw a huge Eastern Brown Snake crossing the road on the way home, about 6 feet long at rough guess. By the time I stopped and got out he was gone. Then I went to Winda Woppa and saw two dolphins sitting on top of the water but there was no where I could stop and by the time I walked back they too were gone. Then I got some fish at the co-op and came home.
Apparently Bombus terrestris has established in Tasmania from Europe according Google. Bumble bees are one of the few native stingers I haven't been stung by.
I truly enjoy the place names in Australia.
Even your pigeons look exotic.
Is that brown snake aggressive. I'm guessing you can get a safe distance close to photograph it.
Some people claim they're aggressive, I've always found they only want to move away. I suspect the aggressive ones are those that someone is trying to kill.
I know there are some species that are more aggressive than others and some that are just generally aggressive. But a lot of it has to do with defense in confrontation.
Hey Dan, look what i found for you.
To my untrained eye it looks like some kind of stink bug.
You are most probably right, it looks like one to me