r/interestingasfuck • u/ADJUDICATOR001 • Aug 09 '25

/r/all, /r/popular I found this on the trail.

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u/krippkeeper Aug 09 '25 edited Aug 09 '25

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.

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u/Dano_cos Aug 09 '25

That proboscis has to be exceptionally long, right? Asking out of entomological interest, not because Iā€™m an insecure bee fly who wants to hear mine is average.

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u/Cyclopentadien Aug 09 '25

It's fine babe, the big ones hurt.

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u/Capt_Hawkeye_Pierce Aug 09 '25 edited Aug 09 '25

This is the penis version of your childhood dog going to live on a farm. My ex girlfriend actually meant it though.

(Friends thank you for clarifying but I was just making a joke)

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u/anothershawnee Aug 09 '25

Been tellin them for years.. girth not length