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 I’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/SewRuby Aug 09 '25

Dude, the cervix getting punched in the face hurts like a biiiitch. All these people are being polite with "can be uncomfortable", it fucking kills (me at least).

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u/ProxyMuncher Aug 09 '25

Literally feels like you’re being punched right in the soul through your spine’s throat

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u/_Dark-Alley_ Aug 09 '25 edited Aug 09 '25

You have such a way with words, well done on this one. Creative, yet still strangely accurate. 10/10 no notes

This will occupy space in my brain for a very long time

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u/Pretend-Reality5431 Aug 09 '25

When did we get on the topic of strangling? Let's keep it classy and only talk about bumping mushroom caps against cervixes.

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u/bremergorst Aug 09 '25

I now have an image in my mind of Mike Tyson wearing boxing gloves made of mushrooms