steve_b_wales Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 Lately, there's been a lot of these insects walking around aimlessley on my patio slabs. Then, they die shortly afterwards. I've put them on flower petals to see if that would help, but they still died. I don't know if they are some sort of Bee? They are approx 10mm long. Not the best of photo's sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 blow fly ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 (edited) Yep, looks like that to me. The body not flat enough to be a hover fly. Correct me, but is this one of those responsible for those big white grubs I used to pop out of the backs of our dairy cows back in the 50s ? Ruin the leather they do. I pulled your photo and tidied it up and I have changed my mind ....masonary bee. Dig holes in your mortar between the bricks. Edited June 29, 2019 by Walker570 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 3 minutes ago, Walker570 said: Yep, looks like that to me. The body not flat enough to be a hover fly. Correct me, but is this one of those responsible for those big white grubs I used to pop out of the backs of our dairy cows back in the 50s ? Ruin the leather they do. I pulled your photo and tidied it up and I have changed my mind ....masonary bee. Dig holes in your mortar between the bricks. that's a bot fly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 Thanks old'un, it all comes back. Used to use for fishing like wasp grub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 14 minutes ago, Walker570 said: Thanks old'un, it all comes back. Used to use for fishing like wasp grub. Yep, Bot fly’s real nasty things, growing under your skin and eating you alive, but the ones you found under the cows skin could have been Warble fly grubs, also very nasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 19 minutes ago, old'un said: Yep, Bot fly’s real nasty things, growing under your skin and eating you alive, but the ones you found under the cows skin could have been Warble fly grubs, also very nasty. yep warble, dairy farm i worked on in the 70's had them, seldom see it now. you could tell when the fly was laying eggs into the cows legs, when a group would run off with their tails in the air, they would ruin a hide by leaving holes when they hatched out of the back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 Yep, memories memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 Miner bee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXHUNTER1 Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 Mortar bee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0t0deb Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 (edited) burrowing bee, ive got loads in my borders, a little mound of soil where the hole is Edited June 29, 2019 by m0t0deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted June 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 The ones on my patio are in their last stages of life, and after moving around on the slabs for 5-10 minutes, slow right down then die. I'll try and get a better photo of the next one I find. 2 hours ago, old'un said: that's a bot fly The Bot fly photo's I pulled up have one stripe on it's back. These have small stripes all down their back's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 1 hour ago, steve_b_wales said: The ones on my patio are in their last stages of life, and after moving around on the slabs for 5-10 minutes, slow right down then die. I'll try and get a better photo of the next one I find. The Bot fly photo's I pulled up have one stripe on it's back. These have small stripes all down their back's. Got exactly same thing on my patio,it kept taking off and landing falling over doing the dance of a drunk fly,then I got bored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted June 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 9 hours ago, vampire said: Got exactly same thing on my patio,it kept taking off and landing falling over doing the dance of a drunk fly,then I got bored. These don't even fly anywhere. They just go round in circles and/or walk around the patio slabs, then fall onto their sides and slowly die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 18 hours ago, steve_b_wales said: The ones on my patio are in their last stages of life, and after moving around on the slabs for 5-10 minutes, slow right down then die. I'll try and get a better photo of the next one I find. The Bot fly photo's I pulled up have one stripe on it's back. These have small stripes all down their back's. No, I was referring to Walker570 and the grubs he found under the skin of cattle. But the photo you put-up looks like a honey bee?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted June 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 13 minutes ago, old'un said: No, I was referring to Walker570 and the grubs he found under the skin of cattle. But the photo you put-up looks like a honey bee?. Okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjaferret Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 It's a flying hippacrocadillapig quite common Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novice Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 Slightly off topic, but warble flies and their larvae can still be an issue for wild deer. Not so much in domestic stock, but expect that's because they can been treated with a preventative. Nasal bot fly is even nastier and again crops up in wild deer populations, particularly in scotland. Take a look at google if you can stomach it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenBhoy Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 20 minutes ago, Novice said: Slightly off topic, but warble flies and their larvae can still be an issue for wild deer. Not so much in domestic stock, but expect that's because they can been treated with a preventative. Nasal bot fly is even nastier and again crops up in wild deer populations, particularly in scotland. Take a look at google if you can stomach it. Despite not being as prevalent in domestic cattle these days, the sound of one (or a drone) still gets cattle tails up & they're off. Have seen nasal bots in sheep, and headfly are real pest for sheep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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