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Index of Subjects --_4794e19b-0f4d-4cfe-8cc8-750baee91d0e_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thank you Angus: =20 This was not the one. The one we saw was a lot thinner and the orange abdo= men was very long in comparison to the rest of the body. The wings were al= so black. I've seen a lot of strange looking insects and I dearly wish tha= t I could have gotten a picture of this one as it is the only time that I'v= e ever seen anything like it in my travels. =20 =20 Sincerely=2C =20 James =20 Date: Mon=2C 20 Aug 2012 16:15:36 -0300 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca From: angusmcl@ns.sympatico.ca Subject: [NatureNS] Re: Wasp/Beetle? Although I don't have a photo to prove it=2C I saw one of these in the past= two weeks. Now I know what it was. Thanks=2C David. Angus =20 At 06:27 AM 8/20/2012=2C you wrote: One possibility is a broad-headed bug (Alydidae). A common species in old = fields in Nova Scotia appears all black=2C until it flies. Then the bright = reddish abdomen is obvious. A photo is here: http://bugguide.net/node/view/243503/bgpage DBMcC On Sun=2C Aug 19=2C 2012 at 10:27 PM=2C James Hirtle <jrhbirder@hotmail.com= > wrote: Hi all: =20 I tried to get a picture of a wasp/beetle that I saw at Keji Seaside Adjunc= t Yesterday. It took off and went deep into some foilage before I could sn= ap the shutter. I've not seen this particular beast before. It was very l= arge=2C about 1 in or close to it. All black=2C but very thin with a brigh= t orange abdomen. In some ways it reminded me of a fake wasp=2C but in oth= er respects of a large bettle of some sort. Any ideas from those with an i= nsect background? =20 James R. Hirtle Bridgewater = --_4794e19b-0f4d-4cfe-8cc8-750baee91d0e_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <style><!-- .hmmessage P { margin:0px=3B padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt=3B font-family:Tahoma } --></style></head> <body class=3D'hmmessage'><div dir=3D'ltr'> Thank you Angus:<BR>  =3B<BR> This was not the one. =3B The one we saw was a lot thinner and the oran= ge abdomen was =3Bvery long in comparison to the rest of the body. = =3B The wings were also black. =3B =3BI've seen a lot of strange lo= oking insects and I dearly wish that I could have gotten a picture of this = one as it is the only time that I've ever seen anything like it in my trave= ls. =3B <BR>  =3B<BR> Sincerely=2C<BR>  =3B<BR> James<BR> =3B<BR> <DIV> <DIV id=3DSkyDrivePlaceholder></DIV> <HR id=3DstopSpelling> Date: Mon=2C 20 Aug 2012 16:15:36 -0300<BR>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>F= rom: angusmcl@ns.sympatico.ca<BR>Subject: [NatureNS] Re: Wasp/Beetle?<BR><B= R><FONT size=3D3>Although I don't have a photo to prove it=2C I saw one of = these in the past two weeks. Now I know what it was. Thanks=2C David.<BR>An= gus<BR> =3B<BR>At 06:27 AM 8/20/2012=2C you wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dcite cite=3D"">One possibility is a broad-headed bug (A= lydidae). =3B A common species in old fields in Nova Scotia appears all= black=2C until it flies. Then the bright reddish abdomen is obvious.<BR><B= R>A photo is here: =3B <A href=3D"http://bugguide.net/node/view/243503/= bgpage" target=3D_blank>http://bugguide.net/node/view/243503/bgpage</A><BR>= <BR><BR>DBMcC<BR><BR><BR>On Sun=2C Aug 19=2C 2012 at 10:27 PM=2C James Hirt= le <=3Bjrhbirder@hotmail.com= >=3B wrote:<BR></FONT> <DL> <DD>Hi all:<BR> <DD> =3B<BR> <DD>I tried to get a picture of a wasp/beetle that I saw at Keji Seaside Ad= junct Yesterday. =3B It took off and went deep into some foilage before= I could snap the shutter. =3B I've not seen this particular beast befo= re. =3B It was very large=2C about 1 in or close to it. =3B All bla= ck=2C but very thin with a bright orange abdomen. =3B In some ways it r= eminded me of a fake wasp=2C but in other respects of a large bettle of som= e sort. =3B Any ideas from those with an insect background?<BR> <DD> =3B<BR> <DD>James R. Hirtle<BR> <DD>Bridgewater<BR><BR></DD></DL></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> </div></bod= y> </html>= --_4794e19b-0f4d-4cfe-8cc8-750baee91d0e_--
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