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johnpeten San Andres, Peten, Guatemala Sep 28, 2008

This is one of my many types of bees. I have only noticed it once.

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Sep 28, 2008

It's a fly. There are flies that look a lot like that in the family of Bee Flies, Bombyliidae, but I don't know if that's what it is.

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johnpeten San Andres, Peten, Guatemala Sep 28, 2008

Now I look at it again I can see that it is certainly not a bee. The striped jersey fooled me. It certainly is a bee fly as you said. There are similar examples in the database.

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ceejaytown The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a) Sep 29, 2008

The striped jersey looks very much like that fungus, claypa. What do you think?

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Sep 30, 2008

I don't know, but the fungus infected ones I've seen are either lethargic or dead.

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