Burrowing 'bee'

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I unfortunately forget which of you asked about a burrowing bee they saw in their yard, but did it perhaps look like one of these?



Photo by Jenny Thynne

Because that's a Scoliid wasp, of the genus Psuedotrielis. There's also Campsomeris, and Radumeris, in the same family, and they do indeed look quite bee-like at first glance. There was one in my front yard on Thursday, searching for burrowing beetle grubs to dig down to and parasitise