Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

0 0 Beewolf

Beewolf

by Mari du PreezBloemfontein, Free State, South Africa

0 0 Beewolf

Beewolf

by KarenSaxtonOregon, USA

0 0 beewolf wasp

beewolf wasp

by DavidBoyceCharnwood, England, United Kingdom

Not 100% on the ID

1 0 Beewolf

Beewolf

by Hannah DavisBerlin, Berlin, Germany

Beewolf nectaring on what looks like mint ...

1 0 Beewolf

Beewolf

by Maria dBNorth Carolina, USA

The larvae of this bee-hunting wasp feed on bees provided by the mother while ...

0 0 European Beewolf

European Beewolf

by Paul DavisΔήμος Σιντικής, Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας, Greece

Roadside verge .

5 3 Beewolf

Beewolf

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

Small yellow wasp with bold, black stripes on the abdomen and yellow on the ...

0 2 Beewolf wasp

Beewolf wasp

by auntnance123Florida, USA

approx. 5/8 inch long

2 2 Beewolf

Beewolf

by CindyBinghamKeiserEscondido, California, USA

Small black and yellow wasp with blue-green eyes. The wings are dark and face ...

5 0 Beewolf

Beewolf

by Brian38Cle Elum, Washington, United States

A wasp in the genus Philanthus with distinctive black and yellow markings. 8 to ...

0 1 Beewolf

Beewolf

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Some kind of wasp about 25 mm long (one inch)

7 2 Beewolf

Beewolf

by CindyBinghamKeiserEscondido, California, USA

This wasp was eating a small insect as seen in the first two images. The wasp ...

2 4 Beewolf Wasp

Beewolf Wasp

by Small WondersGrand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Philanthus gibbosus is a bee-hunting wasp, the most common and widespread ...

4 5 Beewolf

Beewolf

by CindyBinghamKeiserEscondido, California, USA

Small yellow and black wasp with green eyes. The thorax has black, vertical ...

0 0 Beewolf wasp

Beewolf wasp

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

About 5-6 millimeters in body length, colored as shown.

1 0 Beewolf wasps (pair)

Beewolf wasps (pair)

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Roughly 12 millimeters in body length, male slightly smaller. Female is black ...

1 0 Beewolf wasp (male)

Beewolf wasp (male)

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

About 15-18 millimeters + in body length, colored as shown. Large species for ...

3 0 Beewolf wasp

Beewolf wasp

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

About 10 millimeters in body length, colored as shown. Note "rugose" texture ...

1 2 Beewolf

Beewolf

by SmallWondersGrand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Spotted preying on a sweat bee (Halictus confusus). Adults feed on nectar, but ...

0 0 Beewolf

Beewolf

by ForestDragonNew York, USA

Smaller black wasp with yellow stripes. Light amber wings. Yellow legs past ...

0 0 European Beewolf

European Beewolf

by Malcolm Wilton-JonesSagunto/Sagunt, Comunidad Valenciana / Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

Lots of these about, are they Bee-killer Wasps carrying prey? Yes, for the full ...

6 2 Pacific burrowing wasp

Pacific burrowing wasp

by Brian38Federal Way, Washington, United States

Distinctive yellow and black markings include yellow legs and a bright yellow ...

0 0 Beewolf wasp (male)

Beewolf wasp (male)

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

About 5-6 millimeters in body length, colored as shown. Completely yellow face ...

0 3 Green Eyed Beewolf

Green Eyed Beewolf

by DavidMroczkowskiIllinois, USA

Beewolves take other stinging insects as prey for their offspring. Males are ...

2 0 Bee Wolf

Bee Wolf

by Mark51Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

They hunt smaller bees, primarily sweat bees (Halictidae) such as Lasioglossum ...

1 0 Beewolf

Beewolf

by ForestDragonNew York, USA

Medium sized wasp. Black with yellow markings, large head. Adults feed on ...

0 0 European Beewolf

European Beewolf

by Malcolm Wilton-JonesSagunto/Sagunt, Comunidad Valenciana / Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

Also known as a Bee Killer Wasp, the female digs a tunnel in the sand with a ...

0 0 Beewolf Wasp

Beewolf Wasp

by KatjuschCanarias, Spain

Looks like a wasp but I can‘t find it in my book of Insects of the Canary ...

2 3 Beewolf

Beewolf

by TizMaputo, Mozambique

This wasp is about 20mm. It hovers in the air like a hover-fly. It was moving ...

2 2 pacific digger wasp or beewolf

pacific digger wasp or beewolf

by KarenSaxtonOregon, USA

Observed using their oversized head to "bulldoze" pollen in a shasta daisy, ...

Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team