← Back to Directory
🐝 Ants, Bees & Wasps

African Sand Wasp

Bembix capensis

About

A fast-flying sand wasp with black and yellow banding that nests in sandy ground. Females provision nests with captured flies.

πŸ’‘

Did You Know?

Females progressively feed their developing larvae with fresh flies over several days, unlike most wasps that mass-provision.