Re: odd european bee

On 2007-08-25 18:21:16 +0200, Randy Adamczyk <randy@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:

> i just found this really odd bee in my backyard:
> http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1048/1231739667_4577cce34a_m.jpg
> 
> at least i think it is a bee... it is about an inch long, hasn't been 
> moving a lot (haven't seen it flying around at all). location is 
> austria, europe.
> 
> i'd really appreciate it if someone could tell me what this is, or at 
> least point me in the right direction. i could try and take more 
> pictures from up close, but i'm a little scared of this thing, to be 
> honest..! don't want to upset it.

here are better pictures of this bee:
http://www.flickr.com/gp/75053778@[EMAIL
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 again for your help!
randy