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--Apple-Mail-435-855924737 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed I forgot to add that sawflies/horntails are a group of hymenopterans, the same order of insects as for wasps, bees, and ants. Jim in Wolfville. > Subject: [NatureNS] Large Flying insect: what is it? > > 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-435-855924737 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; "><div><div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">I forgot to add that sawflies/horntails are a group of = hymenopterans, the same order of insects as for wasps, bees, and ants. = Jim in Wolfville.</font></div></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica"><br></font></div><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>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; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> = 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></blockquote><= /div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-435-855924737--
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