Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Other insects, spiders, etc.
 Wasps? mating
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| LordV |
Posted on 09-06-2006 20:49
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Not a good pic for ID puposes but are these wasps?- white faced about 10mm long basically dark bodies. Taken today South coast UK. Never seen these before. Brian V.  |
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| cthirion |
Posted on 09-06-2006 22:04
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Member Location: Awirs (Flémalle) Belgique Posts: 901 Joined: 13.08.04 |
Apoidea Colletidae, Hylaeus sp?
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| LordV |
Posted on 10-06-2006 06:07
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So they are Bees ? Thanks for the ID Brian V. |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 10-06-2006 10:31
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Yes, definitely bees ... but bees are just fluffy wasps  If you could get a good look at a bee's body hair you should see that it is branched, making it look fluffy, unlike a wasp's which is straight. |
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| cthirion |
Posted on 10-06-2006 12:02
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Member Location: Awirs (Flémalle) Belgique Posts: 901 Joined: 13.08.04 |
Apoidea = Bees: Hairs bifid or bifurcate, or feathery ,or barbed ( hind thorax Nomadidae )! View in granzing light with binocular! Others : Vespoidea, Sphecoidea, and Pompiloidea....... simple hair! cthirion |
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| pierred |
Posted on 10-06-2006 17:45
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Hello, The male and female don't have the same white marks on the face? Pierre Duhem |
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| cthirion |
Posted on 11-06-2006 10:21
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Not necessarily, sexual dimorphism!
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| pierred |
Posted on 11-06-2006 17:43
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Member Location: Paris (France) Posts: 1484 Joined: 21.04.05 |
Thanks, Camille.
Pierre Duhem |
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