i live in MD, and this year these strange bugs started moving in. they look like bumble bee's only twice and long and shaped kinda like a wasp, with four sets of wings and a diamond on their back. what the heck are they??! i would appreciate anything you have to offer! :)
2006-07-04 08:29:23 · 5 answers · asked by fireflies57 2 in Environment
Many of the answers so far seem pretty good, it is very difficult to pin point the exact species by a description only, but check out these following pages. I use them all the time in my research when I need to cross reference a find with a described species. I hope that helps, I am more of beetle expert, and this is the best I can do, Good Luck!
2006-07-07 05:42:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like it could be a cicada killer wasp. They're *gigantic* and look like a cross between hornets and bumblebees, only bigger. They're 100% harmless as the males cannot sting (they have no stingers) and the females only sting cicadae. I would get a picture of them and compare them to cicada killers, there are plenty of websites on them. If it's not a cicada killer, then I have no idea. But that really is what it sounds like.
2006-07-05 05:11:43 · answer #2 · answered by LoonieGirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the Yahoo photo search function and type in "hummingbird moth". Take a look at the pics and see if they look familiar.
2006-07-04 09:29:11 · answer #3 · answered by Zelda Hunter 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mud wasps,,,beneficial creatures really,,,eat other bugs,,,not agressive,,,dont like the taste though,,,flys are better
2006-07-04 08:31:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Already answered.
2006-07-04 08:33:40 · answer #5 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋