Clubbed Mydas Fly - a photo on Flickriver

Clubbed Mydas Fly

            Mydas clavatus

This large fly is an excellent wasp mimic. So much so that the first one we encountered had me running through my mind's wasp database searching for an entry. Nothing. I guessed out loud that it was some type of Cicada Killer I'd not yet encountered - then my guide, also searching through his mind - came to a valid entry - Mydas Fly. I knew he was right. But this monster was larger than the ones I'd previously seen 5 years ago. Well - it seemed - turns out they were the same species.

This is a large, completely harmless brute, masquerading as a wasp.

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Taken in: United States / Kansas / Lawrence / Noria (show map)

Taken on: July 17, 2020

Tags:

Kansas

Leavenworth County

_N_B1012A

Sets appears in: • Other Insects

Camera: Canon EOS 7D, f/5.6, 1/200 sec, 200mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	200mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	On, Fired
Exposure Mode:	Auto
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Digital Photo Professional
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