[NatureNS] more on large flying insect: what is it?

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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
>


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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. =
&nbsp;Jim in Wolfville.</font></div></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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</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? &nbsp;I'll bet we all will find out quickly from =
our talented roster of identifiers.&nbsp;<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 =
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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 &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:bernieb1@EastLink.ca">bernieb1@EastLink.ca</a>&gt;</font></=
div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: =
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ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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ont></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] Large Flying insect: what =
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</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: =
0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div>&nbsp;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,&nbsp;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>&nbsp;</div><div><a =
href=3D"http://bernieb.smugmug.com/Nature/insectsspiders-etc/797514_PQxc2P=
#!i=3D2806020593&amp;k=3DtMk2wVS&amp;lb=3D1&amp;s=3DL">http://bernieb.smug=
mug.com/Nature/insectsspiders-etc/797514_PQxc2P#!i=3D2806020593&amp;k=3DtM=
k2wVS&amp;lb=3D1&amp;s=3DL</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Thanks in =
advance</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Bernard =
Burke</div><div>Dartmouth</div></blockquote></div><br></div></blockquote><=
/div><br></body></html>=

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