(Bembix americana spinolae)
Glossary
Flagellomere
A segment of the whip-like third section of an insect antenna (flagellum).
Labrum
The upper part of the mouth, sometimes considered the lower part of the face, corresponding to the upper lip, on an insect or crustacean.
Ocellus
Simple eye; an eye with a single lens. Plural: ocelli.
Pronotum
The saddle-shaped, exoskeletal plate on the upper side of the first segment of the thorax of an insect.
Tegula
A small, hardened, plate, scale, or flap-like structure that overlaps the base of the forewing of insects in the orders Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera, and Homoptera. Plural: tegulae.
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Bembix americana - Western Sand Wasp buggingyoufromsji |
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Jun 24, 2020 This video of a female Bembix americana or Western Sand Wasp was filmed at American Camp (San Juan Island National Historical Park). She is provisioning the burrow of one of her offspring. Bembix americana are not harmful wasps or dangerous to humans or pets. They are important in the ecosystem as they prey on many pest insects. |
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Bembix americana (?, kicking and dragging (2/2) - 2020/06/24 Bombus mystax |
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Jun 24, 2020 A longer video than what I usually post, so if TL;DW applies : two bees get territorial, then later one will kick sand and move rocks. / Un vidéo plus long que ce que je partage habituellement, donc si c'est trop : deux abeilles adoptent un comportement territorial, puis une va creuser dans le sable et déplacer des roches. Inaturalist : https://inaturalist.ca/observations/50804404 License Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed) |
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SAND WASP furiously digging burrow.. Bembix americana spinolae Rob Curtis |
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Feb 13, 2016 Bembix americana spinolae SAND WASP furiously digging burrow while falling sand keeps refilling it. Illinois Beach SP South Unit, 9/5/2016. |
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SAND WASP, Bembix americana spinolae, digging burrow 9041058 Rob Curtis |
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Jun 24, 2020 SAND WASP, Bembix americana spinolae, digging burrow, moves stone. Illinois Beach State Park. 9/5/2016 |
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Location: Norman Co., Mn. |
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