wat is it
2006-10-13 15:27:25 · 9 answers · asked by shopgirl 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
How many pairs of wings does it have? A bee or a wasp will have two pairs of wings. A fly will have one pair of wings. There are many species of flies that look like bees or wasps.
Check this out:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/185
There are other types of insects that mimic bees and wasps as well. Someone has already mentioned that certain moth mimics. If you have pictures of your critter, post them on this site and see if they can ID it:
http://whatsthatbug.com/index.html
2006-10-17 05:01:59 · answer #1 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ALL the bees in a hive are identical, the queen holds the magical DNA that has the mutation. If the hive survives and the queen successfully passes on the mutation to the next generation of queens then they too will produce the detachable stinger bees.
All bees in a hive (except the queen) are genetic clones, if one of them has a stinger that gets pulled out then so do all the others.
(actually that is simplifying a little because each hive contains different types of bee, i.e workers or nurses or warriors etc, which are made to develop differently from the same genetic stock by applying different chemicals in the food during their "childhood". iow some bees may not have stingers at all)
2006-10-13 23:09:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it a queen bee, they don't have stingers. Maybe it's a young hornet they look similar, though I believe they come usually equipped with the stinger.
When a bee stings someone the stinger is quite often pulled out it leads to the death of the bee. Since it tears out part of the abdomen withe the stinger. Not sure abdomen is right word. It's the part of the bee back there by their stinger that gets ruined.
2006-10-13 22:40:35 · answer #3 · answered by Grev 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably not a flying ant. flying ants tend to be termites.....
there are quite a few bugs, usually various species of flies, that mimic looking like a bee or other "scary" bug in order to ward off potential predators. I have many experiences of these "flies" that look like bees or wasps but actually are quite harmless.
2006-10-13 22:42:22 · answer #4 · answered by Argus 420 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your fake bumblebee is actually of the moth family. It is much bigger than a bee. Check it's antennea, it should be frilly and wide. Such is a moth.
2006-10-13 23:04:23 · answer #5 · answered by Iris D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a flying ant
2006-10-13 22:31:38 · answer #6 · answered by born2bfree 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you said it - it's a bug!
2006-10-13 22:39:14 · answer #7 · answered by Cutie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you smash it?
2006-10-13 23:10:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kill it
2006-10-14 01:39:04 · answer #9 · answered by cruisingalong 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋