General / Off-Topic Can someone please identify what these are?

[AluminumAlloy]

I have a grown Lilac bush in my backyard and it has gone through its browning stage this season. There used to be bumblebees collecting pollen from the flowers until they retracted/browned up for the rest of the summer.

There hasn't been much insect activity until today when I spotted a horde of creepy insects flying around it. I couldn't get a full glimpse of them, but they had wings upright like helicopters and there were beige-coloured sacks hanging down from them, similar to a wasp's legs hanging in flight. Two sacks for each one of them and again, they were flying upright like dandelion seeds. Creeped me out.

Does someone know what these things are? Thanks if anyone can explain.

 

[Patrick_68000]

They made hovering flight ? And moved very quickly ?

 

[glynie]

 

[Patrick_68000]

It looks like that ?

 

[Arry]

It looks like that ?

http://savepic.net/8209806.jpg

That's a moth, pretending to be a bee.

 

[Patrick_68000]

That's a moth, pretending to be a bee.

Yes I know, but it works the day too. I have had into the garden. It could be the answer to the OP ?

 

[Surfinjo]

I have a grown Lilac bush in my backyard and it has gone through its browning stage this season. There used to be bumblebees collecting pollen from the flowers until they retracted/browned up for the rest of the summer.

There hasn't been much insect activity until today when I spotted a horde of creepy insects flying around it. I couldn't get a full glimpse of them, but they had wings upright like helicopters and there were beige-coloured sacks hanging down from them, similar to a wasp's legs hanging in flight. Two sacks for each one of them and again, they were flying upright like dandelion seeds. Creeped me out.

Does someone know what these things are? Thanks if anyone can explain.

N America has a lot of weird creatures.

Can you take a photograph?

 

[Arry]

Yes I know, but it works the day too. I have had into the garden. It could be the answer to the OP ?

Could be, could be.

 

[Patrick_68000]

Could be, could be.

Yes I think also that it has a chance to be. But I expect the response of the OP to be sure

 

[AluminumAlloy]

I'll say it again, they looked like flying dandelion seeds, but black and with two beige-like coloured sacks hanging down from the bottom supported by "strings", like wasp legs hanging down during flight.

 

[glynie]

If you were to take a photo next time, there are people whom will identify them for you. I had a similar experience with a weird bug - sent a photo, had it identified. Turned out to be not that weird but I wasn't familiar with it.

 

[Patrick_68000]

Perhaps a basic drawing ? If you can not do the photo

 

[Lianachan]

Google "bird of paradise fly" (which isn't actually a fly) - anything like that?