ok i was on the bus coming home from school to day and i was almost asleep with y head aginst the window(i have an hour bus ride so i have time to sleep ^_^)so any way i heard somthing buzzing and haerd it hit the window!so my head shot up and right next to me on the window was this bee!at first i thought it was a wasp then i noticed the coler!it was bright ornge and had a long red stinger!then it flew out the window!i asked my dad and he said he never heard of any thing like that!so i was weondering about what it could be! OH if it helps i live in southeastren ohio!(GO BUCKS!!!)
2007-05-15 11:29:27 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment ➔ Other - Environment
It was the same size as a wasp but belive me!it was no wasp!
2007-05-15 11:38:55 · update #1
grrrrr!thats for the first person who commented!i know what a yellowjacket is!i live in ohio and belive me theres hondreds of those things!sorry if that was a little mean i no your only trying to help but who dosent no what a yellow jacket is?
2007-05-15 11:44:05 · update #2
Sounds like a hornet or wasp. They are usually the more fiery colors (red, orange, etc.) and they can get pretty darn big!
It might also have been what is called a "yellowjacket."
At this website you can see a photo of a paper wasp and a yellow jacket.
http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef620.asp
2007-05-15 11:32:47 · answer #1 · answered by Veritas 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That sounds like a Aleiodes indiscretus. See if the photo matches. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Aleiodes_indiscretus_wasp_parasitizing_gypsy_moth_caterpillar.jpg
It falls under the Class Insecta and Order Hymenotera and are known for there long red stingers. They are relatively rare and make good additions to insect collections.
2007-05-16 04:05:09 · answer #2 · answered by Cap10 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a type of wasp, but not the type that generally stings humans. the "stinger" is used to paralyze small animals or insects so eggs can be layed in them, giving the young a ready food source when they hatch. as for the species, that escapes me for the moment. i am terribly sorry about that.
2007-05-15 11:38:13 · answer #3 · answered by wrldzgr8stdad 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are about 2000 species of native bee, many of which are solitary (as opposed to the hive-forming type), so if you would like to know which ones you have in your area, or information on building and maintaining hives, visit the website: http://www.zeta.org.au/~anbrc/
2007-05-15 12:45:02 · answer #4 · answered by earleyone87 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go to the link below and see if this helps! Sounds scary!
2007-05-15 11:35:12 · answer #5 · answered by darknemesistattoo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like a bee to me
2007-05-16 12:23:39 · answer #6 · answered by Nora G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was probably a mud dawber or a yellow jacket..
2007-05-15 11:37:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋