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Melrevski Brigg, United Kingdom Aug 24, 2017

I have found this insect which looks like a yellow and black striped dragonfly but it has a pointed nose and a pointed stinger.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Aug 24, 2017

This appears to be a crane fly (family Tipulidae); the 'stinger' actually is its ovipositor...

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