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Index of Subjects --_000_BB70A87CFE8B8B4597E5A9D5EDDAB6FB1CDFE0F3AS446provgovnsc_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Good call Jim Certainly looks like a horntail... Cimbex Americana? A From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] = On Behalf Of Bernard Burke Sent: October-02-13 4:03 PM To: n8r Subject: [NatureNS] Large Flying insect: what is it? Hi all While at work today I was outside talking to a work associate when this lar= ge flying insect came near and appeared to be trying to land on me. I backe= d 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 tha= n a bald-faced hornet , and I think it appears to have had a forked tail si= milar to an earwig. After this photo was taken, the creature folded its win= gs 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=3D280= 6020593&k=3DtMk2wVS&lb=3D1&s=3DL Thanks in advance Bernard Burke Dartmouth --_000_BB70A87CFE8B8B4597E5A9D5EDDAB6FB1CDFE0F3AS446provgovnsc_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-micr= osoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns=3D"http:= //www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dus-ascii"= > <meta name=3D"Generator" content=3D"Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"> <style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Tahoma; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} @page WordSection1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> </head> <body lang=3D"EN-CA" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"> <div class=3D"WordSection1"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca= libri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Good call Jim<o:p></o:p><= /span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca= libri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span><= /p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca= libri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Certainly looks like a ho= rntail… Cimbex Americana?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca= libri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span><= /p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca= libri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">A<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Ca= libri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span><= /p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;fo= nt-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span = lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",&qu= ot;sans-serif""> naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@= chebucto.ns.ca] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bernard Burke<br> <b>Sent:</b> October-02-13 4:03 PM<br> <b>To:</b> n8r<br> <b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] Large Flying insect: what is it?<o:p></o:p></spa= n></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"> Hi all<o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">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-fa= ced 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 a= nd attempted to sharpen it, but I'm hoping that my description along w= ith the color scheme indicated in the photo will help someone help me ident= ify it:<o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><a href=3D"http://bernieb.smugmug.com/Nature/insects= spiders-etc/797514_PQxc2P#!i=3D2806020593&k=3DtMk2wVS&lb=3D1&s= =3DL">http://bernieb.smugmug.com/Nature/insectsspiders-etc/797514_PQxc2P#!i= =3D2806020593&k=3DtMk2wVS&lb=3D1&s=3DL</a><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">