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Hello Bugman!
I’m helping my son with a school project. We are taking pictures of different insects on our property. This bee was found near our pond. We have been unable to find out exactly what type of bee it is. Can you help us out?
Thanks in advance!
Ruthie & Mason Rodgers
Fredericksburg, VA
Hi Ruth and Mason,
This is not a bee, but an American Hover Fly, Metasyrphus americanus. You can tell flies from bees because flies have two wings and most other insects, including bees, have four wings.
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