Has anyone ever heard of a bee or an insect that looks like a bee, that is blue with black stripes instead of yellow with black stripes? They used to live on my old elementary school playground where they dug holes in the sandbox kind of like ants tunneling. I've seen one bite a kid, but I've never seen one sting. I've always wondered what those are called. Thanks for any help. I've tried searching online for this. The larvae were found in little cocoons at the bottom of their dens when kids dug them up. As far as I know they didn't eat honey.
2006-07-23 13:37:17 · 2 answers · asked by KM 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
This was in Southern California at a school near the ocean. Kids used to terrorize them until the administration sprayed insecticide over the summer.
2006-07-23 14:03:52 · update #1
That was a sand wasp Bembix sp. they dig small tunnels, in each of which an egg will be placed. The developing larvae feed on small insects brought to the tunnels by the adult wasp.
So i guess your friend was stung, not bitten. If you want to check a picture go to www.torreypine.org/animals/insects.html
and this also:
www.storchenverein.de/presse/vor1605.html
Hope this solves it!
2006-07-23 15:39:37 · answer #1 · answered by pogonoforo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you were hallucinating.
2006-07-23 13:40:08 · answer #2 · answered by stupidbushtricks 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋