Sand Wasps

American Sand Wasp/Bembix americana

I saw one of these attempt several spots in this sandy path before settling in on this one and digging in. She will cache flies in here with her eggs.

Microbembex monodonta. A little smaller than the Bembix. This species is a scavenger, which is a little unusual (locally), since most of our wasps like paralyzed prey for their young. Remarkable how these sand grains hold up to tunnelling.

A third sand-nesting species on the small, narrow beachfront at Bush Terminal Park. Four-banded Stink Bug Wasp/Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus.