im looking for information on how to identify bees. one landed on me that i've never seen before. it was about 2 to 3 inches long, bright yellow with black stripes, very shiny. it sorta looked fake, like it was made of plastic. i live in eastern WA if that helps.
2006-07-28 14:01:57 · 5 answers · asked by kliled 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Any chance it was a yellow jacket? See this pic: http://www.insectslimited.com/YELLOWJACKET%20thumb.jpg
2006-07-28 14:05:57 · answer #1 · answered by Gestalt 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't sound like a bee! Look up hornets on the Internet, because it was more likely to have been one of those.
2006-07-28 14:04:51 · answer #2 · answered by pniccimiss 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Might have been a Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee (megachile rotundata).
They are quite harmless unless squeezed and are bred to pollinate alfalfa.
You can see a picture of one [first picture] at: http://whatsthatbug.com/bees.html
2006-07-28 14:16:09 · answer #3 · answered by Seikilos 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not sure but sounds like a japanese hornet-big-keep the peace old hippie here-
2006-07-28 14:06:10 · answer #4 · answered by bergice 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try this site
http://www.everythingabout.net/articles/biology/animals/arthropods/insects/bees/more_bees.html
2006-07-28 14:05:38 · answer #5 · answered by Diamond Freak :) 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋