AboutTeddy Kesting-Handly Expertise I can answer almost any question pertaining to Butterflies, Moths, Fireflies, dragonflies, scorpions, honeybees, wasps, and bumblebees. I specialize in Butterflies, Moths, and Scorpions and I will be able to tell you how to care for it, identifying it, keeping it healthy, and diagnose diseases or fungi infection of any sort. I am very good with treating bites and stings, ask if you have any questions regarding that.
Experience I work at the Museum of Science in Boston Mass. as a Butterfly Garden volunteer. I have studied and raised butterflies and moths since 2003. I have a pet scorpion and a large assortment of butterflies and have a fair amount of information on all. I have successfully bred many species of butterflies and moths and can identify most on the spot. I have experience in treating fungal infections and disease in many insects.
Organizations Museum of Science, Boston MA
Education/Credentials High School- 10th Grade
Taken Biology at a college advanced level.
Question I live in Lincoln, NE and I was with my family at my brother's baseball game July 24th at 7:30 p.m. when I noticed this huge giant wasp, bee, or hornet (I think) that looked to be about 3-4 inches long. It is really huge and it has black and yellow stripes but it is more black than it is yellow. It was really fat and long and it also has a mini lion's mane and it's head (it was very hairy!). There was at least 3 of them and they were flying low to the ground and through the fences. I saw one of them fly into a hole in the ground near the crowd. Remember that it was very big, fat, long , and hairy with black and yellow stripes (mostly black). Can you please try to find out what it is for me? please and thank you very much!!!!
Answer Alyssa,
That sounds like a Carpenter Bee. They can be black, yellow, blueish, or in some very rare cases, white. The bee you described could be the black form. They are quite hairy in some cases and do dig holes in wood, ground, or sand. It is very difficult to tell you an exact species because there are quite a few different ones in the area that all look quite similar. My best guess is the Carpenter Bee (probably a female).
