Ammophila sp.
(Thread-waisted Sand Wasps)
Associated Species: Satureja montana (Winter Savory)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Ammophilini
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
On wall of front garden.
I've seen quite of few of these this year, though not as many as previous summers.
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
On a Dandelion flower
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
On a Dandelion flower
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Ammophila sp.
(Thread-waisted Sand Wasps)
~17 mm
Ammophila sp.
(Thread-waisted Sand Wasps)
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 n ...
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Ammophila sp.
(Thread-waisted Sand Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Digging a nest in my sand garden
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
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 ...
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Podalonia sp.
(Cutworm Wasps)
Taxonomy
Subclass:
Pterygota (Winged and Once-winged Insects)
Suborder:
Apocrita (Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees)
Infraorder:
Aculeata (Ants, Bees, and Stinging Wasps)
Superfamily:
Apoidea (Bees and Apoid Wasps)
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