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I saw this on the plot yesterday and didnt recognise it. 
Do any of you have any idea what it is - it looks nasty!



BarriedaleNick

No idea, but I wouldn't want one up my trouser leg...  :o

Bee fly?

That was my first thought from that recent posting...  :-\

http://www.treknature.com/gallery/photo13188.htm

http://www.kendall-bioresearch.co.uk/beefly.htm

Thanks everyone - deffo a bee-fly and not as nasty as it looks by the references..... :)

We had one of these last year -  a daytime moth that's big and looks scary but is actually harmless and rather fun.

http://www.kendall-bioresearch.co.uk/moth1.htm#humming

Thanks for bringing this up Barriedalenick,

I took a photo of these in the garden a week or so back, and could no get a very clear picture, or identify it on any web sites. Now i know what it is. We have a tree in the garden that hosts solitary bees at the base, they seem to love this tree for some reason. Thanks again.