Bembecine Sand Wasp on White-leaf Monardella
This is another Bembecine Sand Wasp (genus Steniolia, Bembicini, Hymenoptera) working flowers of White-leaf Monardella (Monardella hypoleuca, Lamiaceae) in the woods today. Yep, they have remarkable goggle-like eyes, but what gives with that amazing "third eye" between its two real eyes -- the mark of the Illuminati?? Yep, it's real, see this photo. (San Marcos Pass, 7 July 2022)
Bembecine Sand Wasp on White-leaf Monardella
This is another Bembecine Sand Wasp (genus Steniolia, Bembicini, Hymenoptera) working flowers of White-leaf Monardella (Monardella hypoleuca, Lamiaceae) in the woods today. Yep, they have remarkable goggle-like eyes, but what gives with that amazing "third eye" between its two real eyes -- the mark of the Illuminati?? Yep, it's real, see this photo. (San Marcos Pass, 7 July 2022)