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Tailgun2009 In reply to YOKOKY [2019-07-31 09:15:54 +0000 UTC]

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YOKOKY In reply to Tailgun2009 [2019-07-31 10:19:43 +0000 UTC]

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Tailgun2009 In reply to Miss-Tbones [2019-06-21 12:48:26 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I guess with the comments it isn't a bee it's a fly

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Miss-Tbones In reply to Tailgun2009 [2019-07-03 11:08:49 +0000 UTC]

Soo very Bee, fly....Still a great shot! 

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Tailgun2009 In reply to Miss-Tbones [2019-07-03 11:10:45 +0000 UTC]

Thanks LOL It's great my watchers correct me!

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Miss-Tbones In reply to Tailgun2009 [2019-07-06 11:16:48 +0000 UTC]

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Tailgun2009 In reply to patrickbrandy [2019-06-20 06:29:43 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much!!

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Tailgun2009 In reply to XxxfoREVerBVBXxx [2019-06-20 06:29:06 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much my friend!!

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XxxfoREVerBVBXxx In reply to Tailgun2009 [2019-06-20 21:00:05 +0000 UTC]

Np

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Tailgun2009 In reply to Jane-Eyre13 [2019-06-20 06:28:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much Jane!! 

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Jane-Eyre13 In reply to Tailgun2009 [2019-06-20 07:55:44 +0000 UTC]

always with great pleasure Dear Russ ❤️

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Tailgun2009 In reply to Missy-MooMoo [2019-06-19 19:16:05 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much my dear friend!! 

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Missy-MooMoo In reply to Tailgun2009 [2019-06-19 21:09:47 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome dear friend!   

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Tailgun2009 In reply to 1001G [2019-06-19 19:15:14 +0000 UTC]

Never would consider bothering them just photographing them!!

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1001G In reply to Tailgun2009 [2019-06-20 14:19:44 +0000 UTC]

  just teasing ya

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Tailgun2009 In reply to Tigles1Artistry [2019-06-19 17:00:41 +0000 UTC]

Thanks my dear friend, I'm glad to see folks comment on what it is and trying to keep up with all the names provided!! 

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Tigles1Artistry In reply to Tailgun2009 [2019-06-19 17:52:49 +0000 UTC]

Good going my friend… you are welcome…

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Tailgun2009 In reply to IRIS-KUPP [2019-06-19 16:53:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks my friend, I would never have thought it was a fly but several have pointed it out to me.

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Tailgun2009 In reply to PeteriDish [2019-06-19 16:52:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks I thought it be some kind of bee.

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PeteriDish In reply to Tailgun2009 [2019-06-19 18:29:14 +0000 UTC]

that's what it wants you to think. It's harmless, so it adopted the colors typical for a wasp as a means of protection against predators.

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Tailgun2009 In reply to PeteriDish [2019-06-19 19:13:34 +0000 UTC]

I understand now and thanks for providing the information!!

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Tailgun2009 In reply to Memyselfandi60 [2019-06-19 16:56:38 +0000 UTC]

Thanks my friend, several folks say it's a hoverfly or flower fly. What ever it is so be it

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Memyselfandi60 In reply to Tailgun2009 [2019-06-19 17:37:07 +0000 UTC]

I tell you it's a hell of a successful mimicry If no one knows exactly what it is

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Tailgun2009 In reply to Memyselfandi60 [2019-06-19 19:12:38 +0000 UTC]

I hear that

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PeteriDish In reply to Memyselfandi60 [2019-06-19 16:40:00 +0000 UTC]

it's neither. It's a hover fly/flower fly.

This is just an example of a special case of mimicry where the animal mimics an aposematic animal. Aposematism is a fancy word for when an animal is brightly colored and patterned to advertise that it is poisonous, venomous or otherwise dangerous to protect itself from predators.

Harmless animals that utilise the same bright colors actually gain the same protection as the animals they mimic, with the advantage of not subjecting themselves to the same metabolic strains they would be under if they were actually producing their own poison or venom for self defense. Poisons and venoms are very complex compounds and it takes valuable energy to produce effective amounts of these chemicals.

They just wear the uniform but have no weapons. You can see this quite often among insects, even some butterflies (oak clearwing moth) and beetles (zebra striped longhorn beetle) wear a similar black and yellow striped jacket to look more like an actual wasp.

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Memyselfandi60 In reply to PeteriDish [2019-06-19 16:56:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I agree.

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PeteriDish In reply to Memyselfandi60 [2019-06-19 18:29:38 +0000 UTC]

Sorry for the long comment, I am fun at parties

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Memyselfandi60 In reply to PeteriDish [2019-06-19 19:59:01 +0000 UTC]

Long comments that are enlightening are cool...

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Tailgun2009 In reply to 33M [2019-06-19 16:57:48 +0000 UTC]

Thanks M, I am so glad to see folks comment on it by a number of different names.

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33M In reply to Tailgun2009 [2019-06-20 18:12:47 +0000 UTC]

Very welcome always,  I love seeing your work Russ

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Tailgun2009 In reply to VasiDragos [2019-06-19 16:59:22 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much!!

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Tailgun2009 In reply to davincipoppalag [2019-06-19 16:58:48 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much!!

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davincipoppalag In reply to Tailgun2009 [2019-06-19 17:09:10 +0000 UTC]

welcome

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