Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: finally sticking around for groceries, 0 by konkreteblond

konkreteblond wrote:
These Robber Flies give me the CREEPS! This is what I posted on the Garden Foes "Friend or Foe" thread in July when I had my first encounter this year:

July 1st:
I had a weird and scary bug moment today! I'm familiar with almost all of my bugs, bees, butterflies, dragonflies etc. that are in my yard daily, so nothing usually bothers me or scares me. (except these red wasps that are still searching for their nest in a bird house that we took down) I was staking up some cannas this evening, so I had to step inside the bed behind a Crepe Myrtle, so I was kind of squeezed in. This "thing" flew by me and landed on a plant next to the CM. It just sat there and STARED at me!! It had huge black eyes, was orange or red, but I'm not sure what it was. I guess it could have been one of those red wasps, but I didn't see it very good. Man it was giving me the CREEPS! LOL!! I felt like it was fixing to attack me, so I just tried not to look at it (I've heard not have eye contact with dogs, so...) When I finished I backed out and bent down to look at it and it was gone. eeekkk!!! (twilight zone music plays here)

July 2nd:
I went out and got some pics, then came inside. I looked out my front window and poof! that THING appeared on my screen!! I told you it was staring at me!! It has the biggest eyes!! Here are a couple of pics, just taken thru the screen. Should I be afraid?!

I copied that here because I swear this thing chases me!! I found an old pic of the one last year, and it's just like the 2 here, furry. This is my current one that watches me. It buzzes really loud too, which sends me into the "flailing arms" dance.