What might this bee?
#1
06-18-20, 06:27 AM
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What might this bee?
Sorry, a play on words, lol. 
I found three dead ones in a corner of a windowsill. They look like a bee of some sort, because of the yellow stripes, but not really sure. Never saw these before.
I found three dead ones in a corner of a windowsill. They look like a bee of some sort, because of the yellow stripes, but not really sure. Never saw these before.
#4
06-18-20, 07:23 AM
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maybe some kind of hornet ??
It was probably between a 1/2" and 1" long. Definitely not an inch tho.
#5
06-18-20, 07:39 AM
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Looks like a mason wasp, there are lots of kinds.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/249
You find their mud nests in exterior walls, soffits, roofs, behind siding, etc.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/249
You find their mud nests in exterior walls, soffits, roofs, behind siding, etc.
#7
06-18-20, 07:53 AM
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....or euodynerus or odynerus. There are differences in male and female... you'd have to be a scientist to identify it exactly.
European tube wasp maybe. (Ancistrocerus gazella) I'm obviously just guessing. Theres only about 25,000 kinds. LOL
European tube wasp maybe. (Ancistrocerus gazella) I'm obviously just guessing. Theres only about 25,000 kinds. LOL
#8
06-18-20, 08:26 AM
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I didn't realize it was that small
Looks like a mason wasp
....or euodynerus or odynerus
That's over my head.
#10
06-19-20, 07:05 AM
I dont know what it is. Doesn't resemble a hornet that much but it does resemble a cicada killer in some of the images. The black coloration with lighter stripes does match up with some of the images. Not typical behavior for cicada killers though. If you don't see anymore, don't worry about it. Probably just incidental.
