a big bug (6cm long) with a sting of 1cm long appeared in my conservatory today. Its in a jam jar and i'm having no luck identifying it. Any ideas where to look? I'd just bought 4 bag of bark chips and laid them in my garden this morning.....could there be a connection.
2007-08-09 08:47:18 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
yellow legs and bulging yellow legs, wasp like colours, with two rings of yellow. brown on rest of body and brown double wings. 2 yellow antennae and a sting like tail and smaller yellow one
2007-08-09 09:05:45 · update #1
Three possibilities:
A wasp, but not likely based on the size.
Based on the size, it could be a queen bee, and if it has not attacked you, then that is most plausible.
Alternatively, it could be a hornet, which is quiet rare but not impossible in this country. They tend to be quiet aggressive, so if it has been attacking you, then thats a good indicator.
A picture would be needed to identify it properly.
2007-08-09 22:15:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the outline it looks like a beetle. yet beetles do no longer chew or sting human beings, bushes on the different hand ... in spite of the actuality that if the wings are above the physique, then a cukoo bee or wasp might desire to be the respond. on account that bugs have their skeleton on the exterior, all bugs are stressful exterior. If there's a next time, seize it in a jar, quite than flushing it.
2016-11-11 21:09:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Post a photo.
2007-08-09 09:04:29 · answer #3 · answered by Lorax 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you gave more details, ie colour, maybe that would help
2007-08-09 08:54:46 · answer #4 · answered by Ozzy D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋