Insects
Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)
Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae)
Sighting 3878618

Bembix sp. (genus)

Unidentified Bembix sand wasp at Canberra Central, ACT

Bembix sp. (genus) at Canberra Central, ACT - 18 Dec 2018 12:08 PM
Bembix sp. (genus) at Canberra Central, ACT - 18 Dec 2018 12:08 PM
Bembix sp. (genus) at Canberra Central, ACT - 18 Dec 2018 12:08 PM
Bembix sp. (genus) at Canberra Central, ACT - 18 Dec 2018 12:08 PM
Bembix sp. (genus) at Canberra Central, ACT - 18 Dec 2018 12:08 PM
Bembix sp. (genus) at Canberra Central, ACT - 18 Dec 2018 12:08 PM
Bembix sp. (genus) at Canberra Central, ACT - 18 Dec 2018 12:08 PM
Bembix sp. (genus) at Canberra Central, ACT - 18 Dec 2018 12:08 PM
Bembix sp. (genus) at Canberra Central, ACT - 18 Dec 2018 12:08 PM
Bembix sp. (genus) at Canberra Central, ACT - 18 Dec 2018 12:08 PM
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Identification history

Bembix sp. (genus) 21 Jan 2019 MichaelBedingfield
Bembix sp. (genus) 19 Dec 2018 TimL

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One of many Sand Wasps in this area. The sequence of images shows a female landing on the sand carrying prey underneath her body, digging a tunnel, and then emerging without the prey before filling in the tunnel. All of this took just over a minute.

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