It looks like a bee with a rust and yellow colors in the body. It does not look like a cicada killer wasp, but like a huge, mutant bee. It's about 2-3'' long and has a loud buzz that accompanies it. I have planter boxes on my deck filled with flowers and it flies around them during the day. If anyone can help, that would be great, it's driving me crazy.
2006-08-16 14:13:53 · 7 answers · asked by penny2005 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
It could be a hummingbird moth.
I was glad to see you knew what a cicada killer was.
2006-08-16 14:20:43 · answer #1 · answered by newt_peabody 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like some kind of hornet. They're big, ugly & loud. Hurts like the dickens if they sting you & you swell up so be carefull. If you have to be around them be sure & tuck a dryer sheet into your waistband or pocket. It helps keep bees, wasps & other bitey insects away so should help here too.
2006-08-16 21:21:09 · answer #2 · answered by mazell41 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have those I call them bomber bees and hit them with a bad mitten racket and take them out, one stung our cat and messed him up the vet said he thought the bee was from south America and came here in bulk loads of earth.
2006-08-16 21:22:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Holy, I saw one of them yesterday! Exactly as you have described! Weird looking bee thing! I don't know what it is either, never saw one before this year. would like to know too!
2006-08-16 21:20:20 · answer #4 · answered by LoveMyLife 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try www.lookoutnow.com-I think it may be a humming bird moth. I've seen them hoovering around my flowers before.
Go to the area that says cooper's pond-they have nice pictures of it.
2006-08-16 21:22:01 · answer #5 · answered by Starscape 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bald face hornet maybe. we had those around our house and they would kill locust they are brutal I was petrified of them and killed one on my porch and its stinger was HUGE..Someone in the neighborhood has a nest and need to kill it. They used to hover around the backyard grass and trees. I dont know if this is what your looking for.
2006-08-16 21:21:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its probably just a huge bee. they get really big sometimes
2006-08-16 21:19:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋