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Common Bee Wasp It&#039;s called a bee wasp because it is a bee, but it has the shape of a wasp.<br /> <br /> Dutch name: Gewone dubbeltand (Nomada Ruficornis)<br /> No english wiki, more info here: <a href="http://gardensafari.nl/english/picpages/nomada_ruficornis.htm" rel="nofollow">http://gardensafari.nl/english/picpages/nomada_ruficornis.htm</a> Geotagged,Nomada Ruficornis,The Netherlands Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Common Bee Wasp

It's called a bee wasp because it is a bee, but it has the shape of a wasp.

Dutch name: Gewone dubbeltand (Nomada Ruficornis)
No english wiki, more info here: http://gardensafari.nl/english/picpages/nomada_ruficornis.htm

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  1. View Joost Thissen's profile
    Joost Thissen
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    Another photo of this wasp:
    Common Bee Wasp on the lookout The hole the bee is looking in has just been dug by another, larger bee. The larger bee is actually still inside digging. I saw the small bee being interested in the larger bee and I was wondering what their relation was, normally insects ignore other species. At home I was able to identify the smaller bee and found that it's larvae are parasitic on the larvae of the larger bee.<br /> <br /> Dutch name: Gewone dubbeltand (Nomada Ruficornis)<br /> No english wiki, more info here: http://gardensafari.nl/english/picpages/nomada_ruficornis.htm Common Wasp Bee,Geotagged,Nomada Ruficornis,The Netherlands
     Posted 11 years ago
  2. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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    Very interesting species intro, and stunningly sharp as always. Compliments! Posted 11 years ago
  3. View Frankhuizen Photography's profile
    Frankhuizen Photography
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    Never seen this bee I think. Nice sharp one! Posted 11 years ago

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The Common Wasp Bee

Just like Bumble Bees suffer from the presence of Cuckoo Bumble Bees, many other bees know such parasites as well. Mining Bees suffer from Wasp Bees. These bees resemble wasps very much, have the striking yellow yellow and black stripes, but they are actually bees. They deposit their eggs in the nest of a mining bee and when their larvae grow up they kill the mining bee's larvae in the process. The species below is parasitic on the Early Mining Bee. On flowers the males are often seen, the females.. more

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Joost Thissen

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Uploaded Nov 21, 2013. Captured Apr 14, 2013 12:55 in Bestseweg, 5691 Son, The Netherlands.
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  • SLT-A55V
  • f/7.1
  • 1/250s
  • ISO200
  • 90mm

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