Monday 25 April 2011

Insect identification?

We had a great walk to Alrewas to the Coop yesterday. Rachel was a little concerned about these buggers.....

They hover around in gangs and have what looks like a stinger hanging off them but I'm sure it is not. It would be interesting to know what they are?

Nev

2 comments:

Graham and Jill Findlay said...

I have no idea what they are but we have them all over the Shroppie at the moment, ugly little devils aren't they.

Nev Wells said...

A bit of my own research and I think they are Dance flies...

http://www.bumblebee.org/invertebrates/DipteraA.htm

or

http://www.gardensafari.net/english/robberflies.htm