tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post9026863010801062610..comments2024-03-28T06:50:11.258-05:00Comments on Bug Eric: Wasp Wednesday: TrypoxylonBug Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-43000123702478845422014-06-03T19:42:07.930-05:002014-06-03T19:42:07.930-05:00You are observing grooming behavior, and most wasp...You are observing grooming behavior, and most wasps and bees (and most other insects for that matter) practice it. See my "Bee-bop" post: http://bugeric.blogspot.com/2010/03/bee-bop.htmlBug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-88956337413518157892014-06-03T12:07:14.937-05:002014-06-03T12:07:14.937-05:00Hi, Eric! Here in central coast of California I s...Hi, Eric! Here in central coast of California I see black Trypoxylon species very often. You've probably noticed, but there is a distinctive behavior that I have not noticed so much in other wasps. After landing they will twist their abdomen and curl it up quite a bit. This action is usually repeated several times. It took a while but I came up with a theory. Because the abdomen is so HandsOffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16599844297754158415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-23885671287873439452011-03-10T20:14:25.513-06:002011-03-10T20:14:25.513-06:00Thank you!Thank you!Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-5382134084401377832011-03-10T18:50:49.750-06:002011-03-10T18:50:49.750-06:00Nice blog Eric!Nice blog Eric!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com