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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-431-855195612 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Way to go, Bernard -- it looks to me like a sawfly of some kind, perhaps one of the horntails? I'll bet we all will find out quickly from our talented roster of identifiers. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: Bernard Burke <bernieb1@EastLink.ca> > Date: October 2, 2013 4:03:29 PM ADT > To: n8r <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Subject: [NatureNS] Large Flying insect: what is it? > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Hi all > While at work today I was outside talking to a work associate when > this large flying insect came near and appeared to be trying to > land on me. I backed off rather abruptly and it landed on the > sidewalk. I asked the associate if he would take a picture with his > camera phone. It was clearly longer than a bald-faced hornet , and > I think it appears to have had a forked tail similar to an earwig. > After this photo was taken, the creature folded its wings one over > the other in line with its body before it eventually departed. The > photo is not clear, and I enlarged it and attempted to sharpen it, > but I'm hoping that my description along with the color scheme > indicated in the photo will help someone help me identify it: > > http://bernieb.smugmug.com/Nature/insectsspiders-etc/797514_PQxc2P#! > i=2806020593&k=tMk2wVS&lb=1&s=L > > Thanks in advance > > Bernard Burke > Dartmouth --Apple-Mail-431-855195612 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Way to go, Bernard -- it looks to me like a sawfly of some kind, perhaps = one of the horntails? I'll bet we all will find out quickly from = our talented roster of identifiers. <div><br></div><div>Cheers from = Jim in Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Bernard Burke <<a = href=3D"mailto:bernieb1@EastLink.ca">bernieb1@EastLink.ca</a>></font></= div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">October 2, 2013 4:03:29 PM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">n8r <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></f= ont></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] Large Flying insect: what = is it?</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div> Hi = all</div><div>While at work today I was outside talking to a work = associate when this large flying insect came near and appeared to be = trying to land on me. I backed off rather abruptly and it landed on the = sidewalk. I asked the associate if he would take a picture with his = camera phone. It was clearly longer than a bald-faced hornet , and I = think it appears to have had a forked tail similar to an earwig. After = this photo was taken, the creature folded its wings one over the other = in line with its body before it eventually departed. The photo is not = clear, and I enlarged it and attempted to sharpen it, but I'm = hoping that my description along with the color scheme indicated in the = photo will help someone help me identify = it:</div><div> </div><div><a = href=3D"http://bernieb.smugmug.com/Nature/insectsspiders-etc/797514_PQxc2P= #!i=3D2806020593&k=3DtMk2wVS&lb=3D1&s=3DL">http://bernieb.smug= mug.com/Nature/insectsspiders-etc/797514_PQxc2P#!i=3D2806020593&k=3DtM= k2wVS&lb=3D1&s=3DL</a></div><div> </div><div>Thanks in = advance</div><div> </div><div>Bernard = Burke</div><div>Dartmouth</div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-431-855195612--
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