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Is it a hoverfly

CloggieCloggie Cambs Fens but not black soilPosts: 1,451
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imageimage Anyone know what this is, is it a juvenile wasp/hoverfly?

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  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Third rock from the sunPosts: 35,507

    Hi Cloggie. Its a hoverfly.

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  • CloggieCloggie Cambs Fens but not black soilPosts: 1,451

    thanks ladybird, they've got long back legs haven't they?

  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Third rock from the sunPosts: 35,507

    Well I must admit that threw me for a moment and I'm not altogether sure it IS a hoverfly on second viewing. I cannot make out any wings and you can usually see them on hoverflies. Its definitely not a wasp but could be a teeny grasshopper????

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  • ShepsSheps West YorkshirePosts: 1,315

    Hi Cloggie...it's a Wasp Beetle  image 

    Sheps...

  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Third rock from the sunPosts: 35,507

    Thank you for solving that one for us Sheps image

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  • ShepsSheps West YorkshirePosts: 1,315

    No problem Ladybird...it's a species of Longhorn Beetle that mimics a wasp to deter predators.

    Sheps...image

  • CloggieCloggie Cambs Fens but not black soilPosts: 1,451

    Cool.  Something else I've never seen before - love my "new" garden! image

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