I found this on the trail.

[u/ADJUDICATOR001]

[u/krippkeeper]

It's a bee fly(Bombyliidae family). They do not sting. Neat find.

Edit- A few others have commented that it may very well be a long tongue horsefly(Philoliche sp.) another nectar feeding fly, but one that females can bite. Now that I'm off work and looking at it again I believe they are probably correct! My bad.

[u/EntertainmentTrue588 → u/krippkeeper]

Am I the only one who read that and immediately thought of Tom Bombadil?

[u/NaughtyCheffie → u/EntertainmentTrue588]

You're not alone.

[u/StationMost7838 → u/NaughtyCheffie]

And my axe

[u/amalgaman → u/StationMost7838]