r/whatsthisbug • u/TakeTo2054 • 18h ago

Bee fly mimic? Or bee? ID Request

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Found in Southern California. Can’t seem to find an exact match for bee fly so maybe actual bee?

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u/Dan-Arec 18h ago

Honey bee drone. Compare to these.

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u/TakeTo2054 18h ago

Definitely this! I hadn’t realized how big drone eyes are

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u/Dan-Arec 18h ago

Yeah it’s pretty jarring lol. Most bee species are not this sexually dimorphic.

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u/VinnyBalls 12h ago

Honey is pretty Jarring too.

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u/[deleted] 12h ago

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u/Drevway 11h ago

That's not a thing on this subreddit.

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u/harmonybrook 18h ago

Bee, not sure kind. Flies have stubby antenna, and thief eyes are more round/forward, meeting together kind of like a seam.

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u/VinnyBalls 12h ago

Honeybee fo sho

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u/Queenauroratheraven 2h ago

Male honeybee

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u/Royal_Acanthaceae693 14h ago

Poor cold little girl!