Is this a bee?

[rssfhs]

I found it in my garden this morning. It kind of looks like a hornet to me. Any experts out there?

[tupe]

Great capture!

It's not like the hornets we have here. My guess is that it's not a bee, but I'm no entomologist.

[monkey_wrench]

looks like a type of wasp/hornet to me

damn inbred wasps!

[RockOne]

It looks to me like a hoverfly (Syrphidae), a fly which mimics wasps and bees. Main distinction between flies and other insects is a single pair of wings. Very nice photo.

Theres some info / photos of hoverflies here
http://www.gardensafari.net/english/picpages/sphaerophoria_sp.htm

[VesselinG]

So that's how it's called - hoverfly... I knew the name, but in bulgarian... So couldn't answer. Thanks, Steve!

[TammieO]

RockOne is right on the money! I've also seen them called Beeflies. Nice capture BTW.

[VesselinG]

Here in Bulgaria, the direct translation is wasp-like fly :)

[PhotosGuy]

Nice shot.

[RockOne]

the direct translation is wasp-like fly

Sounds like a good description :-). We get them around here, in the warmer months, but they are difficult to photograph, as they are small, quick, and able to fly in just about any direction.

[VesselinG]

I hear ya :)
I cought one, once... but it was on a "coffee break", heh-heh.
(cought = shot)

[rssfhs]

It looks to me like a hoverfly (Syrphidae), a fly which mimics wasps and bees. Main distinction between flies and other insects is a single pair of wings. Very nice photo.

Theres some info / photos of hoverflies here
http://www.gardensafari.net/english/picpages/sphaerophoria_sp.htm

Thanks for the info RockOne and everybody! Glad you all like my photo too. :-)

[Fer]

I like it. Looks like a wasp to me.

[cactusclay]

Nice shot, looks like a wasp to me. I remember when I was a little kid, taking a leak into a hole by a creek and all of the sudden a bunch of things that looked just like that thing on the flower came out of that hole, apparently very angry about something and started chasing me and my friend. I was on a bicycle and managed to get away with only a few stings, but my poor friend was on his unicycle and had a tougher time getting away quickly.

[Dante King]

No not a wasp. Great pic.

[RbrtPtikLeoSeny]

Woah! I love the shot, and I think it is one of those mimic type things.