I’m not sure whether this is a bee or a wasp. If anyone can identify it, please let me know. It was not at all threatening in appearance so I took a photo. Another close-up shot with my 70-200mm lens.
I found this about yellow jackets, on motherearthnews.com: Yellow jackets wasps feed their young liquefied insects, with caterpillars, flies and spiders comprising the largest food groups in the yellow jacket diet during most of the summer.
And someplace else I read that they are “pollinators and scavengers,” so even if they are annoying to us in many ways, they do good things for us as well.
April 12, 2019 at 5:49 am
Agree with Yellowjacket suggestions. That’s where I’d start my image search… RH
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April 11, 2019 at 4:36 pm
There is an app called Insect ID that is really good at making ID’s.
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April 11, 2019 at 5:41 pm
Thank you. I’ll have a look.
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April 11, 2019 at 12:53 pm
Well spotted!
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April 11, 2019 at 2:32 pm
Thanks!
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April 11, 2019 at 12:50 pm
Those are impressive antennae! I’m looking forward to seeing all the leafy greens soon – I forget how green it all becomes!
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April 11, 2019 at 2:32 pm
Aren’t they😊.
I think we all are!
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April 11, 2019 at 12:21 pm
I found this about yellow jackets, on motherearthnews.com: Yellow jackets wasps feed their young liquefied insects, with caterpillars, flies and spiders comprising the largest food groups in the yellow jacket diet during most of the summer.
And someplace else I read that they are “pollinators and scavengers,” so even if they are annoying to us in many ways, they do good things for us as well.
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April 11, 2019 at 12:26 pm
They all have to eat I guess😏.
They do important work though.
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April 11, 2019 at 12:18 pm
wrong shape for a bee, more on the wasp side. im sure there is an app that could help. lol
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April 11, 2019 at 3:23 am
I am always confused by them too. My guess would be wasp. You can post an ID request here…https://bugguide.net/node/view/15740
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April 11, 2019 at 7:07 am
Thanks for the info.
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April 11, 2019 at 2:18 am
I think it’s a yellow jacket (wasp) but even so, they do their bit for pollination.
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April 11, 2019 at 7:06 am
They do play their part. Thanks for the ID.
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