Sand wasp season
Published in 2017, after my first serious encounter with nesting Bembix, this blog post was in need of a facelift. And worth it. In the years since, I’ve not encountered as much action as I did on that November day.
At the time I knew little. Not the identity of the wasps. Nor the basis for the behaviours I was seeing. With the benefit of hindsight, I reinterpret that early encounter with Bembix furcata . [January 2026]
New places, new faces
“What did you do with your summer holidays Kerri-Lee?”
Well, let me tell you all about it! I broadened my home range and met several new faces … and some rather special ones at that!
Includes accounts of: Acanothostethus (Crabronidae: Nyssonini); Pseudoturneria (Crabronidae: Crabronini; Megalyra (Megalyridae); and Pseudofoenus (Gasteruptiidae)
Cerceris: an almost-social wasp
Like most Crabronids, Cerceris are solitary wasps. Intriguingly, however, a few species display behaviours reminiscent of social insects. Our local species, Cerceris antipodes, is one such. I delve into the research literature to learn more about their nesting habits.
