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Hunched Bug
This looks to me like a hunchback bug. I have no idea what it really is.
I took this shot in the forest. The white background is a lake in the distance. It came out as just white :)
THIS JUST IN :
according to jmanj, this is a ROBBER FLY.
Here are the details:
Common Name: Robber fly
Scientific Name: Varies
Order: Diptera
Description: Adult stages are medium to large (3/8 to 1-1/8 inch) flies often observed on stems of plants, on the ground or flying low. Species vary in appearance and some mimic wasps and bees. Most species are gray to black, hairy-bodied, have a long, narrow, tapering abdomen containing segments that may be banded, patterned or contrasting in color. The heads of adults have a depression between the eyes when viewed from the front. They have long, strong legs for grabbing prey.
Some robber flies resemble bees in a appearance but can readily be separated since true flies have only one pair of wings. However, bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae) are another family of flies, and include many species of stout-bodied, yellow haired flies often seen hovering or resting on the ground or on flowers in open, sunny areas. Many have wings marked with darker patterns and they hold their wings outstretched. Larvae are parasitic on immature stages of other insects including Coleoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, Neuroptera and Orthoptera.
From : Texas A&M University - "AgriLIFE Extension"
Hunched Bug
This looks to me like a hunchback bug. I have no idea what it really is.
I took this shot in the forest. The white background is a lake in the distance. It came out as just white :)
THIS JUST IN :
according to jmanj, this is a ROBBER FLY.
Here are the details:
Common Name: Robber fly
Scientific Name: Varies
Order: Diptera
Description: Adult stages are medium to large (3/8 to 1-1/8 inch) flies often observed on stems of plants, on the ground or flying low. Species vary in appearance and some mimic wasps and bees. Most species are gray to black, hairy-bodied, have a long, narrow, tapering abdomen containing segments that may be banded, patterned or contrasting in color. The heads of adults have a depression between the eyes when viewed from the front. They have long, strong legs for grabbing prey.
Some robber flies resemble bees in a appearance but can readily be separated since true flies have only one pair of wings. However, bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae) are another family of flies, and include many species of stout-bodied, yellow haired flies often seen hovering or resting on the ground or on flowers in open, sunny areas. Many have wings marked with darker patterns and they hold their wings outstretched. Larvae are parasitic on immature stages of other insects including Coleoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, Neuroptera and Orthoptera.
From : Texas A&M University - "AgriLIFE Extension"