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A small nomad bee with striking yellow stripes on a black abdomen. It has yellow spots at its wing bases and a pair of yellow spots at the bottom of its thorax. No black on the antennae so this one is a female.

A small nomad bee with striking yellow stripes on a black abdomen. It has yellow spots at its wing bases and a pair of yellow spots at the bottom of its thorax. No black on the antennae so this one is a female.

A small nomad bee with striking yellow stripes on a black abdomen. It has yellow spots at its wing bases and a pair of yellow spots at the bottom of its thorax. No black on the antennae so this one is a female.

A small nomad bee with striking yellow stripes on a black abdomen. It has yellow spots at its wing bases and a pair of yellow spots at the bottom of its thorax. No black on the antennae so this one is a female.

A small nomad bee, Nomada goodeniana (female - no black on the antennae), feeding on a dandelion in the garden. What a pretty creature #NotAWasp!

#NomadBees
#hymenoptera
#entomology
#GardenWildlife

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Bluesky

And #notawasp, it’s a sawfly - thanks to @naturespotter.bsky.social and Steven Falk for species info: www.sawflies.org.uk/urocerus-gig... and www.flickr.com/photos/63075...

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Badass fly from the front

Badass fly from the front

Badass fly from the side

Badass fly from the side

Badass fly from the side

Badass fly from the side

Badass fly from the bottom

Badass fly from the bottom

Badass as hell looking hornet fly (a type of hover fly) in the genus Spilomyia I found last night! #InverteFest2025 #NativeSpecies #Diptera #Flies #Insects #Inverts #Mimicry #Mississippi #USfauna #MSfauna #Badass #NotAWasp #NatureIsLitAF

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Hoverflies fake it too.
#NotAWasp

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Hoverfly on Californian Poppies #notawasp

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