At first I had this listed as a possible Snipe Fly, but I kept digging and I think it looks more like a Tiger Bee Fly instead. I wasn't too excited about the background, but I didn't want to move the flower that it was interested in and scare it away. So I did some editing in PicMonkey.
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Thank you very much for taking the time to view and for commenting! I wasn't sure if my new background would detract from the photo or not?
As I researched what kind of fly this is I was surprised what I found out. If you are familiar with Carpenter Bees, they look like a bumble bee, except their abdomen is shiny black with no hair. They also eat wood. Their signature are small holes about a quarter inch in diameter into wood surfaces where they nest and lay their eggs. The Tiger Bee Fly locates the nests of Carpenter Bees and lays their eggs near the entrance to the holes. When the larva of the Tiger Fly hatches they crawl into the hole and eat the larva of the Carpenter Bee. They are good to have around.
Thank you very much for taking the time to view and for commenting! I wasn't sure if my new background would detract from the photo or not?
As I researched what kind of fly this is I was surprised what I found out. If you are familiar with Carpenter Bees, they look like a bumble bee, except their abdomen is shiny black with no hair. They also eat wood. Their signature are small holes about a quarter inch in diameter into wood surfaces where they nest and lay their eggs. The Tiger Bee Fly locates the nests of Carpenter Bees and lays their eggs near the entrance to the holes. When the larva of the Tiger Fly hatches they crawl into the hole and eat the larva of the Carpenter Bee. They are good to have around.
@04haze - Thank you Lee! I used Picmonkey and selected, "Textures" and then "Burst" and the middle option.