Yellow Jacket Hoverfly

[robo mantis]

Oh ok I must have been thinking of the other kind of hoverfly. I have smaller ones and they kill aphids.

 

[aje88]

so can you like hold them and they wont kill you.

 

[yeatzee]

so can you like hold them and they wont kill you.

Flies aren't the most tolerable insects for being held :lol:

And no, no flies (afaik) can kill you so no worries :lol:

 

[Rick]

so can you like hold them and they wont kill you.

Yes, it is a fly. Even if it was a bee it wouldn't kill me.

 

[ismart]

so can you like hold them and they wont kill you.

Do you mean like being stung? If so then the answer is no. They are flies not bees/wasps. The point is to mimic bees/wasps so normal predators of flies will mistaken them for bees/wasps and leave them alone.