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Project Noah is a tool to explore and document wildlife and a platform to harness the power of citizen scientists everywhere.
Philanthus multimaculatus
Small yellow and black wasp with green eyes. The thorax has black, vertical stripes where the abdomen has horizontal stripes. The wings are red and black. The antennae are yellow at the base and turn black mid-way through to the tips.
Muhly grass near orchard in backyard. This species is found in California.
"Greek phil 'lover' + anthus 'flower'. The common name "beewolf" refers to the habit of preying on bees. Females excavate cavities in soil to use as nests. Hunting sites include flowers, natural bee nests and apiaries." - BugGuide
Lat: 33.14, Long: -117.05
Spotted on Aug 3, 2012
Submitted on Aug 3, 2012
5 Comments
Thank you! I was super happy when I saw how this photo turned out! They're so cool looking. I was surprised to learn these little wasps hunt bees.
Wow! Nice photo and info. Thanks for sharing Cindy!
what a scary looking wolf!
I use to read a bk to my children a book about 6 year old wolf who is sent to his Uncle to learn to be mean.
Hi Reza, absolutely! I'll join and add it this and my other wasps to your mission. You may want to edit your mission to include the maximum distance so it includes San Diego :)
Hi Cindy I would love to have this wonderful spotting as part of my New mission Wondrous Wasps, if it would be ok with you :)
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1244...