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Mrs_Ed Whiteside County, IL(Zone 5a) Oct 10, 2013

I have three kinds of bees on the Asters this morning. I know one as a honeybee, but the other two are a mystery.

Here they are.

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Mrs_Ed Whiteside County, IL(Zone 5a) Oct 10, 2013

And while not a bee, found this guy nectaring on mums. Seemed odd as it looked like something that wanted to suck my blood.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Oct 10, 2013

The first two are flower/hover flies in the family Syrphidae and the third is a crane fly in the family Tipulidae. They cannot bite and are completely harmless…

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Mrs_Ed Whiteside County, IL(Zone 5a) Oct 10, 2013

Thanks. I was not worried at all about biting, they are more than welcome here.

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