Sphecidae (Thread-waisted Wasps)
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Ammophila sp.
(Thread-waisted Sand Wasps)
(Thread-waisted Sand Wasps)
1 Sep 2024
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Associated Species: Satureja montana (Winter Savory)
Prionyx sp.
7 Aug 2024
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On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
(Cutworm Wasps)
29 Jul 2024
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On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
(Cutworm Wasps)
28 Jul 2024
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On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Ammophilini
27 Jul 2024
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On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Sceliphron caementarium
(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp)
(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp)
19 Jul 2024
Flitting about on the parsley flowers. Hunting for spiders?
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Sceliphron caementarium
(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp)
(Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp)
3 Jul 2024
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Associated Species: Ribes aureum (Golden Currant)
Ammophila sp.
(Thread-waisted Sand Wasps)
(Thread-waisted Sand Wasps)
8 Aug 2019
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This wasp spent ten minutes or so digging a burrow in the sand. Then she spent a minute or two covering the entrance with large boulders (some with diameters greater than t the length of her thorax). After she was finished there was no trace of her ...
Isodontia sp.
(Grass-carrying Wasps)
(Grass-carrying Wasps)
18 Sep 2018
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Several of these grass-carrying wasp nests are in an old spruce stump in our yard.
Isodontia elegans
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
(Elegant Grass-carrying Wasps)
14 Sep 2018
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Several of these have nested in on old spruce stump. I\'ve seen them carrying grass to nest holes. There are six completed nests with grass sticking out of holes.\r\nBugGuide ID\r\nBee\'s Needs Blog: Insects of the Week: genus Isodontia ...
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
(Cutworm Wasps)
2 May 2018
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I watched this wasp moving the caterpillar, taking occasional breaks, maybe to find a place to dig its nest. (Bug Eric says cutworm wasps paralyze their prey and then dig a burrow to bury it in.) When I came back an hour or so later, the caterpillar ...
Subfamilies
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