He fooled me

This was a big, loud insect. I took a few shots, but I was cautious. It looked like a giant hoverfly, but the buzzing threw me off. It took me awhile to ID. It is a hoverfly. It's a Hornet mimic.

[Rosan]

Excellent macro!

[Margo]

Excellent shot

[Helene]

Great picture. And even more with a hornet!

[Rick Schies]

Cool coloring

[Joan Robillard]

I didn't know there was such a thing. Cool.

[Denise Wood]

Clear scary capture :)

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot.

[Call me Joe]

Gorgeous!

[Yeshanghai]

So gorgeous! Instant FAV

[Kerri]

Beautiful

[Shirley Banford]

Awesome close-up!

[Bev]

Oh wow. Great detail and close up. I don't know if I'd be brave enough to try and get close to shoot it!