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So, this is the 3rd or 4th time I've seen one of these. It must be native to NC, or the south, because we had nothing like this in NJ.
This bee (i'll call it that for now) was about 4 inches long, and just looked menacing. It had a HUGE stinger area, probably 2-3 inches alone, and it was striped black and yellow. It had massive wings that were 2-3 inches long. It had huge feeler/antennas that were a good inch long. I've been scouring bug encyclopedias with no luck. It's body is the size of one of my fingers. Eep!!
I think I know what you're talking about, I saw them at Myrtle Beach in town area. They look like a bee dragon fly, they seemed to hover like dragon flies.
It has what it seems to be two body and I've seen some long ones here (about 3-4 inches).
Don't know how bad their sting is, but they look scary when they fly due to their size.
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It's harmless.
