[NatureNS] Large Flying insect: what is it?

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Good call Jim

Certainly looks like a horntail... Cimbex Americana?

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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

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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Ca=
libri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Good call Jim<o:p></o:p><=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Ca=
libri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">Certainly looks like a ho=
rntail&#8230; Cimbex Americana?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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libri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span><=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Ca=
libri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">A<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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libri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span><=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;fo=
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lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&qu=
ot;sans-serif&quot;"> 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=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;Hi all<o:p></o:p></p>
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<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,&nbsp;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>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><a href=3D"http://bernieb.smugmug.com/Nature/insects=
spiders-etc/797514_PQxc2P#!i=3D2806020593&amp;k=3DtMk2wVS&amp;lb=3D1&amp;s=
=3DL">http://bernieb.smugmug.com/Nature/insectsspiders-etc/797514_PQxc2P#!i=
=3D2806020593&amp;k=3DtMk2wVS&amp;lb=3D1&amp;s=3DL</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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