I saw this 6 legged insect today on a shore of a fresh water lake in Utah. It was approx. 1.5 inches long. The back 1/3rd of body was striped like a bumblebee.wasp. The upper half of body was rather grub-like with a pale whitish "neck" and a red head. It did have long black antenna? Any ideas what it might be or where I might look to find out?
2006-09-25 13:10:55 · 3 answers · asked by Curious_45_person 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Maybe if you do a google image search for bees you could find an archive with an extensive collection of insect photos beyond just bees. Or try putting the names of a bunch of insects in a web (text) search and trough in the words "photo", " archives","Galleries", etc.
2006-09-25 13:22:33 · answer #1 · answered by TalkingDonkey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How close are you to BYU? Could you take it to the entomology department? I did some work and found the science department of our nearest university and send them photos and get critters identified with some regularity. Mostly it is snakes where I live, but some insects, lizards etc. The Parks and Wildlife department would be another good resource, I have used them on occasion. Just get a good photo, send it their way. They LOVE that stuff. Gets them out of their humdrum day to day stuff.
2006-09-25 13:15:11 · answer #2 · answered by finaldx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Entomology is the study of insects. You could try your local library or university.
2006-09-25 13:15:27 · answer #3 · answered by 351jas 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋