What is the name of a fly that is mainly yellow but has only three-two stripes of yellow on it w/ long legs.

Question

It looks like a usual fly however its body is slimmer and a bit longer. its legs as well and look like spider legs but a bit thinner.

Answer 1

Learn to ID them, here -

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Answer 2

could be a hover fly

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Answer 3

What you're asking about sounds more like a sweat bee to me.

Sweat Bee. Less than 1/2" long, this small metallic green/yellow bee builds its nest in the ground, often in the form of a colony, and stocks its nest with pollen. Adult bees feed on nectar and are important pollinators of many plants. As the name implies, the sweat bee is attracted to perspiration.

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