African Spider Wasp vs Tiny Dark Sweat Bee
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | African Spider Wasp | Tiny Dark Sweat Bee |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Hemipepsis capensis | Lasioglossum villosulum |
| Order | Hymenoptera | Hymenoptera |
| Family | Pompilidae | Halictidae |
| Size | 30-50 mm | 5-6 mm |
| Habitat | Underground | Farmland |
| Diet | Predators | Nectar Feeders |
| Regions | Southern Africa | Europe, Asia, North Africa |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
African Spider Wasp
A very large blue-black wasp with bright orange wings that hunts baboon spiders. It is one of Africa's largest solitary wasps.
Did You Know?
A single female can overpower and paralyze a baboon spider three times her own weight with a precisely placed sting.
Tiny Dark Sweat Bee
A tiny, inconspicuous furrow bee widespread across the Palearctic region. Despite its small size, it is an important pollinator of crops including onion seed and carrots.
Did You Know?
It is one of the most important wild pollinators of commercial onion seed crops in Europe.