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weird bug question #7898383 07/03/23 12:52 PM 07/03/23 12:52 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 South shore L.I. G gcs OP trapper
gcs OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 South shore L.I.	Saw a fly type insect yesterday that was completely blue, like robins egg blue / blue turquoise. Never saw anything like it, ever. Took off before I could get a picture. about 1/2" or a little less, Tried a bug search with no results...anyone hazard a guess?

Re: weird bug question [Re: gcs] #7898396 07/03/23 01:15 PM 07/03/23 01:15 PM
Joined: Oct 2017 perry co.Pa wetdog trapper
wetdog trapper Joined: Oct 2017 perry co.Pa	Blue Bottle fly?

Re: weird bug question [Re: gcs] #7898399 07/03/23 01:21 PM 07/03/23 01:21 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 South shore L.I. G gcs OP trapper
gcs OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 South shore L.I.	Not a blue bottle, damsel fly, or any kind of small butterfly...appeared like a "fly" but not as fast....I'm stumped.

Re: weird bug question [Re: gcs] #7898422 07/03/23 02:16 PM 07/03/23 02:16 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Georgia sportsman94 trapper
sportsman94 trapper Joined: Dec 2010 Georgia	We have a native bee/wasp that is blue/green if Im not mistaken. Think ours is ground dwelling. Maybe that was it

Re: weird bug question [Re: gcs] #7898469 07/03/23 03:14 PM 07/03/23 03:14 PM
Joined: Dec 2022 illinois J jalstat trapper
jalstat trapper J Joined: Dec 2022 illinois	Bug probably went home describing a weird human he saw all else aside never seen a bug of that color

Re: weird bug question [Re: gcs] #7898528 07/03/23 04:30 PM 07/03/23 04:30 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 MN M Mark K trapper
Mark K trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 MN	Maybe?

Re: weird bug question [Re: gcs] #7898553 07/03/23 05:15 PM 07/03/23 05:15 PM
Joined: May 2011 Oakland, MS yotetrapper30 trapper
yotetrapper30 trapper Joined: May 2011 Oakland, MS	Maybe a cuckoo wasp? Proudly banned from the NTA. Bother me tomorrow. Today I'll buy no sorrows.

Re: weird bug question [Re: gcs] #7898569 07/03/23 05:28 PM 07/03/23 05:28 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 james bay frontierOnt. B Boco trapper
Boco trapper B Joined: Aug 2011 james bay frontierOnt.	Originally Posted by gcs Not a blue bottle, damsel fly, or any kind of small butterfly...appeared like a "fly" but not as fast....I'm stumped. was it yelling "help me" Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.

Re: weird bug question [Re: gcs] #7898604 07/03/23 06:08 PM 07/03/23 06:08 PM
Joined: Oct 2012 Idaho, northeast H horsewr trapper
horsewr trapper H Joined: Oct 2012 Idaho, northeast	How about a blue orchard bee?

Re: weird bug question [Re: gcs] #7898677 07/03/23 07:42 PM 07/03/23 07:42 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 South shore L.I. G gcs OP trapper
gcs OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 South shore L.I.	Thanks for playing, nope, none of those things suggested, I'm going with aliens.....

Re: weird bug question [Re: gcs] #7898683 07/03/23 08:01 PM 07/03/23 08:01 PM
Joined: Jan 2019 North central Iowa B Bob_Iowa trapper
Bob_Iowa trapper B Joined: Jan 2019 North central Iowa	I’m not sure but I bet a good dose of Sevin would allow you to do a post mortum on it.

Re: weird bug question [Re: jalstat] #7898716 07/03/23 08:47 PM 07/03/23 08:47 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Minnesota	Originally Posted by jalstat Bug probably went home describing a weird human he saw all else aside never seen a bug of that color Hahaha NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

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