Jul 25, 2025
I saw several Bembix americana yesterday, and I was ecstatic to see a (more common) genus related to my Steniolia! These girls were busy burrowing all up and down the softer sands on the cliffs beside the beach, and I even was able to collect one that I found dead nearby the burrows (she may have finished her job in laying eggs, or gotten in too intense a brawl with the other females, as they’d fight with one another if they got too close to each others burrows…?). Whidbey Island, WA, USA.
