Insect ID
slowpoke_gardener
10 years ago
My better half and I are getting old enough the we don't see well and cant bend well either. We have noticed some insects buzzing around and thought it was bees. After taking a picture of some of them, I am thinking they are some kind of fly.
Can anyone tell me what they are?
Thanks, Larry
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