June 28, 2012 - Hotel a Abeilles

[ZenGum]

Thanks for that, Adak, I was wondering the same things as Orthodoc. But they look like bees.

[Adak]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

Thanks for that, Adak, I was wondering the same things as Orthodoc. But they look like bees.

Those ARE bee's. But they are solitary, not hive bee's like you're used to hearing about.

And they don't carry up insects to implant their larva inside - that's what parasitic wasps do, (but they make the victim's walk, not carry them).

One such wasp is the Jewel wasp:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN2XMyxAs5o

But those are not found in these Bee Hotels. The tenants there are all solitary species of bee's (hopefully), not wasps.