Sphex ichnumoneus, aka Great Golden Digger wasp, another striking looking wasp |
Sphex ichnumoneus, aka Great Golden Digger wasp, side view |
Sphex ichnumoneus, aka Great Golden Digger wasp, looks like it's grabbing a great golden goblet to sup from |
Sphex
pensylvanicus, aka Great Black Wasp, holy great black
wasp indeed. Check out all the barb bling on its feet.
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Great Black Wasp from side, looking like it is supping from the holy grail itself |
Great Black Wasp all sprawled out |
Philanthus Birds do it, bees do it, makes sense wasps do it! |
Philanthus mating, their striped abdomens do make a pretty pattern in the back |
Philanthus, last mating shot from top |
Philanthus
gibbosus taking a cleaning break
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Philanthus
gibbosus close up
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Sphecius,
aka Cicada Killer, thankful I am not its prey...
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Isodontia
perhaps, striking red on black, top view. What a thread
waist, I am evious.
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Isodontia perhaps, striking red on black, front view |
Isodontia perhaps, striking red on black, side view |
Ammophila
procera, aka Common Thread-waisted Wasp
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Mimesa
awkwardly moving hopper victim as parasitic wasps are want
to do
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Mimesa
still trying to drag hopper victim
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Look
a little like Philanthus but stripes differ.
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Possibly a dauber |
Another
view of possible dauber
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