Bees remember my smell

[itma]

No - this was a bee all right ...

But talking about strange insect behaviour - I've noticed for the first time this year flies which have very long tails - about 3 or 4 times the length of their bodies, and with snouts to match. They look for all the world like flying high-jump poles - only with a set of wings in the middle. Weird or what ?

LJ

Umm.
Are we talking about Dragonflies or perhaps Damselflies?
http://www.british-dragonflies.org.uk/content/dragonfly-and-damselfly-identification-help

 

[Rahere]

No, they're rather more like flying stick insects in proportions, with a striped abdomen. Dragon flies and damselflies have bulky thoraxes and thin abdomens, these are distinct, and no, they're not wasps, they actually bite.

 

[BeeJayBee]

Daddy Long Legs (Crane Flies) appear to have snouts, never seen any striped ones though.