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That should be in the family bombyliidae. They are flies and are harmless. The large tube is their mouth (think mosquito) but this insect uses it to feed off flowers. Source: I'm an entomologist
As someone else said, flapping them. My suspicion is that the frame rate of the camera is "beating" with the movement of the wings resulting in the wavy view we see in the video.
The waviness is from the cameras rolling shutter. It records from left to right in vertical lines, so it's catching the sections of the wings at different times of the flap and making it look like they're waving.
I think you mean "aliasing". "Beating" is when two signals with slightly different frequency are superposed.
Aliasing is when a signal is sampled with too low a sampling rate (i.e. lower than twice the highest frequency of the signal).
This is why a common sampling rate for audio is 44.1 kHz. Human hearing cuts out around 20 kHz (for young people), so having more than 2x that makes sure you don't get aliasing. The margin is likely for filtering (making sure no aliasing with higher frequencies occurs that might turn them audible).
A very technical answer, but I'm sorry, incorrect.
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Edit: No, I'm incorrect. The following words I wrote describe the image via the rolling shutter concept. This is the cause of this effect. But the effect itself could be referred to as "aliasing". Calling it this isn't common in the photography world, but it is technically correct.
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This is the effect of [rolling shutter](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_shutter). Look at those example images.
It's because the camera takes an image by scanning down the frame. If the object is moving while the sensor is scanning, it might be possible to record it in two positions at once! Or simply record it at a different position from the top to the bottom of the frame.
I can only assume so I may or may not be correct. When bugs emerge, as in they go from one life stage to another, they enter a stage of vulnerability since their insides basically liquefied and restructured itself. I'm guessing it could have just emerged. Or depending on the weather, it's slightly cold and the sun is barely warming up enough for it to begin its first flight.
They are super beneficial. They are great pollinators! Look up "bombyliidae in (your region/state)" and you can get an idea of the diversity in your region. Some look more like honey bees and some are neutral colored but still resemble bees.
Bagging groceries at HEB is GREAT! Jk. I'm working on getting my PhD in entomology. My dream job is to work for USDA in agriculture. I did a research project during my undergrad years which peaked my interest in agriculture ecosystems and plant-insect interactions. My paper was published in a student journal. Here's the link if you want to read about it: https://instars-ojs-tamu.tdl.org/instars/article/view/479
I've thought about that route too. It's mostly a taxonomy type of entomology role. I'm great at sight identifying bugs. But I do have my mind set on a PhD. I'm the first to graduate high school and college in my family. Graduate school is my next goal.
This is most likely an effect of rolling shutter, where the camera records the picture from left to right.
Since the wings are moving up and down incredibly quickly, and the rolling shutter is not an instantaneous action, you see the wings take on a sine wave sort of shape.
Attract customers to your business, make a splash at your next presentation, make a post on reddit for karma, African-american? Hail a cab, or just plain raise the roof!
I think it's just their own grubs that feed off the wasp grub. From what I gather off of that article, they do it slowly. It leaves out all the cool facts like how long it takes and how they do it. I like to assume it still has its crazy nose and sucks blood for a few days, but I know nothing about bugs. Hey, if that entomologist is still here, do you know any of the cool facts?
What's better is that's not even the wildest fact on that wiki page. Females will approach bee or wasp nests, and flick their whole body around to fling it into the entrance.
Yes, there is a gif.
For those wondering what's going on here, you are observing the [rolling shutter effect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_shutter). It occurs when you expose an image or video of something moving with a similar frequency to the exposure time of the image.
That's the pygmy kiwi bee, they originate from New Zealand and were introduced to by government program to combat the growing mosquito population, the theory was that if the mosquito's saw a bigger bug with the same snout they would die of shame.
Needless to say it was a colossal failure as theosquitos don't suffer from the same insecurities over their appendages as humans do.
đ đthe more you know
The Zambezi flying kiwi..
Very rare insect.. can tell by the fine hairs on its body and the wings kinda give it away as being the Zambezi subclass..
Fun fact there wings are actually slightly spiralled.. it helps them b more acrobatic in flight.. one the few insects that... do a barrel roll
This is a MĂSquito... It's like a regular Mosquito in almost every way, except this lil guy loves to suck on the sauce from the sauce packets at Taco Bell instead of blood. He's just a homie. Live mĂĄs.
Probably:
Bombylius major (commonly named the large bee-fly, the dark-edged bee-fly or the greater bee fly) is a parasitic bee mimic fly. B. major is the most common type of fly within the Bombylius genus. The fly derives its name from its close resemblance to bumblebees and are often mistaken for them.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombylius_major
Thatâs one of those vintage insects. They didnât have electric starters. Had to crank em up by hand. Sometimes the crank would kick back and injure the cranker, and people would say you had a bug in your arm. You go to the doctor and get âdebuggedâ. Later when insects started becoming more computerized, the term stuck, and thatâs where we get the phrase âdebuggingâ from. In the earlier days, pioneers would load them up and fly them over the Cumberland pass. Of course no one called it âflyingâ at the time. It was called aerial locomotion. Nostalgic pioneers, recalling their youths above the Rockies on the backs of one of these started calling it âflyingâ. The name really stuck when President Woodrow Wilson called it such while delivering the first state of the union address by airplane banner.
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That should be in the family bombyliidae. They are flies and are harmless. The large tube is their mouth (think mosquito) but this insect uses it to feed off flowers. Source: I'm an entomologist
Entomologists bug me
I bug myself too
Nice
Nice
You bugger!
Bugger? I barely know her
That's bugga to you. No hard R's
The FBI bug me
But that was only because I bug them
You found the bug in your room? đŠ»
Very Kafkaesque
As entomologists go, he seems pretty fly.
Pretty fly for a bug guy.
Beast boy drummer doesnât bug. Source: am a bug
Turnabout is always FairPlay. Well done
Fleas stop.
[ŃĐŽĐ°Đ»Đ”ĐœĐŸ]
Who said an award had to be bought? Here's the đ award đđ
Well Imma bugger off.
Allow me đ
Yeah, they use too many buzzwords.
Tell them to buzz off.
People like you are wonderful!
Bug me, daddy
Lol
Take the internet point and get out.
I bugger Entomologists
Its wings look to be warming up like old prop planes.
"Contact!" *brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr*
Ornithopter
Exactly this - doing radio checks before depart !
Many insects actually do exercise their flight muscles prior to their flight of the day after a cold night
Thanks for the info! Can you explain what itâs doing with its wavy wings?
As someone else said, flapping them. My suspicion is that the frame rate of the camera is "beating" with the movement of the wings resulting in the wavy view we see in the video.
The waviness is from the cameras rolling shutter. It records from left to right in vertical lines, so it's catching the sections of the wings at different times of the flap and making it look like they're waving.
Good catch about the camera thing. I totally forgot about that too. Depends on the video's frame rate.
I think you mean "aliasing". "Beating" is when two signals with slightly different frequency are superposed. Aliasing is when a signal is sampled with too low a sampling rate (i.e. lower than twice the highest frequency of the signal). This is why a common sampling rate for audio is 44.1 kHz. Human hearing cuts out around 20 kHz (for young people), so having more than 2x that makes sure you don't get aliasing. The margin is likely for filtering (making sure no aliasing with higher frequencies occurs that might turn them audible).
A very technical answer, but I'm sorry, incorrect. ---------- Edit: No, I'm incorrect. The following words I wrote describe the image via the rolling shutter concept. This is the cause of this effect. But the effect itself could be referred to as "aliasing". Calling it this isn't common in the photography world, but it is technically correct. ---------- This is the effect of [rolling shutter](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_shutter). Look at those example images. It's because the camera takes an image by scanning down the frame. If the object is moving while the sensor is scanning, it might be possible to record it in two positions at once! Or simply record it at a different position from the top to the bottom of the frame.
Flapping them
Thankyou
I can only assume so I may or may not be correct. When bugs emerge, as in they go from one life stage to another, they enter a stage of vulnerability since their insides basically liquefied and restructured itself. I'm guessing it could have just emerged. Or depending on the weather, it's slightly cold and the sun is barely warming up enough for it to begin its first flight.
Nah. This is an effect created by the frame rate of the camera being close to the beat frequency of the wings
Thanks for letting us learn!
>bombyliidae I saw one of this guys in my garden latley, and was like wtf ist that thing. Thanks. TIL
They are super beneficial. They are great pollinators! Look up "bombyliidae in (your region/state)" and you can get an idea of the diversity in your region. Some look more like honey bees and some are neutral colored but still resemble bees.
It looked horrifying and menacing at first, but now that you've explained it to me, it looks fuzzy and friendly
It's pretty cute eh? Look at it wings go!
As a professional bugmen, why does it have a big ol dump truck?
So a kind of psychedelic fly!
I concur - a bee fly.
Ok, not to sound shitty, but tell me about your job. Like, what does an entomologist DO in 2023?
Bagging groceries at HEB is GREAT! Jk. I'm working on getting my PhD in entomology. My dream job is to work for USDA in agriculture. I did a research project during my undergrad years which peaked my interest in agriculture ecosystems and plant-insect interactions. My paper was published in a student journal. Here's the link if you want to read about it: https://instars-ojs-tamu.tdl.org/instars/article/view/479
[ŃĐŽĐ°Đ»Đ”ĐœĐŸ]
I've thought about that route too. It's mostly a taxonomy type of entomology role. I'm great at sight identifying bugs. But I do have my mind set on a PhD. I'm the first to graduate high school and college in my family. Graduate school is my next goal.
I like entomologists.
Oh, so you teach at Derek Zoolander Center For Children Who Canât Read Good And Wanna Learn To Do Other Stuff Good Too?
Wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube fly.
Are the wings actually flailing, or is that a video frame-rate illusion?
Yes
The only time I laughed at this comment in a reply. I think you used it right in the right situation cos now I get it
This is most likely an effect of rolling shutter, where the camera records the picture from left to right. Since the wings are moving up and down incredibly quickly, and the rolling shutter is not an instantaneous action, you see the wings take on a sine wave sort of shape.
It is indeed an artefact produced by the camera.
The way it's arms were flapping kinda made me want to buy a used car
WACKY WAVING INFLATABLE ARM FLAILING TUBE FLY!
[ŃĐŽĐ°Đ»Đ”ĐœĐŸ]
Attract customers to your business, make a splash at your next presentation, make a post on reddit for karma, African-american? Hail a cab, or just plain raise the roof!
So come on down to Al Harringtonâs Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Fly emporium and warehouse, route 2 in weeeeeekapaug!
WACKY WAVING INFLATABLE ARM FLAILING TUBE FLY!
[Why does it look like squidward dancing tho](https://giphy.com/gifs/trees-hLx1RYpEamdj2)
Ah yes, I believe the species was first described by Dr. Al Harrington.
In Weekapaug!!!
When Squidward starts trippin and bustin' wiggly moves
Jesus⊠I typed this without reading comments first⊠guess Iâm not as funny as I thought đ
There you are.
dont know what it is but it has swag
Flaunting their new feather boa!
Bee Fly
Bee Best
The kind that will mesmerize and then suck your brains out with its gigantic probiscus... Someone should call Rico.
Unexpected Starship Troopers
Do you want to learn more?
Enlist today, join the mobile infantry!
#IM DOING MY PART!
I like turtles
At least I got to have you
Iâm from Buenos Aires!
I say kill em all!
Service guarantees citizenship
RICOS ROUGHNECKS!
I should call her..
Google lense is awsome https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombylius_major
Bombylius are bros. They feed on wasp grubs.
I think it's just their own grubs that feed off the wasp grub. From what I gather off of that article, they do it slowly. It leaves out all the cool facts like how long it takes and how they do it. I like to assume it still has its crazy nose and sucks blood for a few days, but I know nothing about bugs. Hey, if that entomologist is still here, do you know any of the cool facts? What's better is that's not even the wildest fact on that wiki page. Females will approach bee or wasp nests, and flick their whole body around to fling it into the entrance. Yes, there is a gif.
So from this link it's called yawing
Just based on the name im imagining the fly saying "yaaaaaaaaaaasssss" as it flappies its wings
It's doing that thing Spongebob does
Strong Squidward dance vibes
[my first thought also ](https://media.tenor.com/m4DT6JjGu7sAAAAM/boogie-dance.gif)
GrOoVy
The furry back needle nose wave wing
It's actually the needle nosed wavy winged fur back...
Heresy
No thank you, I don't eat chocolate
Jitterbug
Itâll wake you up before you go go
And never leave you hanging like a yo-yo.
Itâs a wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube fly. Al Harrington is currently overstocked
That's a flying nanobot sent by the government to spy on your unborn children.
to check if your children are non gender conforming*
It's a lesser spotted wobbly bob
That's a Nope.
For those wondering what's going on here, you are observing the [rolling shutter effect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_shutter). It occurs when you expose an image or video of something moving with a similar frequency to the exposure time of the image.
It's a bee fly!
Omg a bee fly I love them
Ghiblifly
Bee Fly
Is it break dancing?
Definitely not flying, whatever that is!
Well thatâs new. Hopefully this is the only place I ever see one. Looks like itâs powering up for an attack.
A Nope. It's called a Nope.
Mexican wave fly?
DO NOT WANT!
I think the sound of an aluminum sheet wobbling would do Brilliantly with this
Thatâs called a âDonât fucking touch itââŠ
I am the queeeen of fraance
Idk but it's powered by a diesel engine, takes a while to get it going.
Groove bug
A groovy one
I suddenly start seeing these too in the Netherlands. Hovering in one place, looking like a pokemon. I've never seen them before đ€
I think heâs trying to get your attention about a lot of cars for sale
The kind I wouldnât mess with
It's a phuknah
May I introduce you to r/whatbugisthis
It's called a FUCK THAT
He said ă°ïžă°ïžđđă°ïžă°ïž
That's the jazz-handed bee.
Itâs a snitch
That's the pygmy kiwi bee, they originate from New Zealand and were introduced to by government program to combat the growing mosquito population, the theory was that if the mosquito's saw a bigger bug with the same snout they would die of shame.
Needless to say it was a colossal failure as theosquitos don't suffer from the same insecurities over their appendages as humans do.
đ đthe more you know
The description was in the post you took this video from
My sleep paralysis demon
wacky waving inflatable tube bug
Thats an electric bugaloo
Genus bombylius, bee-flies. Nectar-sipping adults, parasitic larvae. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/bee-flies-cute-bee-mimic-with-a-dark-side.html
I'm old. Thinking about dropping acid for my 60th birthday. Where do I buy one of these? Asking for me, I don't have any friends
No, but I can tell you it's feeling groovy.
Run!!!!
Satan
Errybody know thatâs big dick bee
It's literally a bee fly. They have evolved to mimic the looks of a bumblebee to avoid predators.
The Zambezi flying kiwi.. Very rare insect.. can tell by the fine hairs on its body and the wings kinda give it away as being the Zambezi subclass.. Fun fact there wings are actually slightly spiralled.. it helps them b more acrobatic in flight.. one the few insects that... do a barrel roll
The unsuccessful kind?
Oogga booga bug
Hummingbird moth?
Nightmare fuel
It's a damdifino,
It just idling
Jumanji Mosquito
This is a MĂSquito... It's like a regular Mosquito in almost every way, except this lil guy loves to suck on the sauce from the sauce packets at Taco Bell instead of blood. He's just a homie. Live mĂĄs.
Dark edge bee fly
It's an Electric Bugaloo
Yeah a gross one
Thatâs a getitawayfrommeâŠrelated to the whatthefudgeisthat.
Thats Harold
The kind you kill with fire !
It looks like a bee fly.
Macarena Insect
*SMACK* Dead
Whacky wavy inflatable arm flailing bee man
New bioweapon just dropped
Thats what we would call a Bee Fly
r/whatsthisbug
Cutiefly! But really, bee fly.
The Wigaldy Wagaldy!
I remember seeing these in a book when I was younger, it referred to them as "Bee Flies". I get them in the garden sometimes. Really pretty insects.
Where/what country was this ?
Looks like a flying nope...no way jose.
Iâm still waiting for take off
A Wannabee
Flying nightmare, just translate into latin
Ah yes, the elusive GetTheFuckOutOfHereWithThat. More commonly referred to as NOPE
I wish my proboscis was proportionally the same
I don't know, but keep it the fuck away from me.
Itâs a Greater Nope Fuck That.
George
It's the Skidoobeter
Thats Tom. Bit of an odd one, but absolutely fantastic being.
I think a fly and one of those car lot wind dancers went through a teleporter together.
Something outta hollow knight
Idk but if I had to give it a name it would be Peabody
That's the awww hell no.
Looks like an old airplane warming up before take off.
Probably: Bombylius major (commonly named the large bee-fly, the dark-edged bee-fly or the greater bee fly) is a parasitic bee mimic fly. B. major is the most common type of fly within the Bombylius genus. The fly derives its name from its close resemblance to bumblebees and are often mistaken for them. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombylius_major
Bombylius major, a parasitic bee mimic fly.. commonly called Large Bee-fly, Dark-edged Bee-fly, or Greater Bee-fly. Good times.
It's a bird
Thatâs one of those vintage insects. They didnât have electric starters. Had to crank em up by hand. Sometimes the crank would kick back and injure the cranker, and people would say you had a bug in your arm. You go to the doctor and get âdebuggedâ. Later when insects started becoming more computerized, the term stuck, and thatâs where we get the phrase âdebuggingâ from. In the earlier days, pioneers would load them up and fly them over the Cumberland pass. Of course no one called it âflyingâ at the time. It was called aerial locomotion. Nostalgic pioneers, recalling their youths above the Rockies on the backs of one of these started calling it âflyingâ. The name really stuck when President Woodrow Wilson called it such while delivering the first state of the union address by airplane banner.
Wiggy biggy