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Dirt, really good info.!

Thought I would mention, there are other bee-look-alikes, such as the Robberfly, Southern Bee Killer.

I've had a few incounters with them buzzing at me, usually if I get in the way of them mating or stalking their prey. They like to attack their prey mid-air. I've learned to recognize them by the way they hang out on plants, instead of browsing the flowers. But now I see them because I think they look cool in their big dark shades.

Southern Bee Killer (Mallophora orcina)