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0 0 Dirt dobber/ mud wasp

Dirt dobber/ mud wasp

by AlexBoyetteCanton, Georgia, USA

2 2 Dirt Dauber Wasp Nest

Dirt Dauber Wasp Nest

by LuisStevensOjuelos, Aguascalientes, Mexico

Under a ledge, made of mud.

0 2 small spider wasp

small spider wasp

by textlessDurango, Colorado

This little black wasp seemed to be digging ...

1 2 Thread Waisted Wasp

Thread Waisted Wasp

by Emma Tulare, California, USA

This wasp like insect was very busy digging ...

0 3 Mud Dauber wasp

Mud Dauber wasp

by Noel BuensucesoPhilippines

Mud dauber (sometimes called "dirt dauber," ...

0 0 Dirt Dobber

Dirt Dobber

by Joey99Brooklet, Georgia, USA

Dirt Dobber under eave of house, building ...

0 2 Cuckoo Wasp

Cuckoo Wasp

by pamsaiWestern, Uganda

A beautiful turquoise wasp. Commonly known ...

0 0 Wasp with katydid

Wasp with katydid

by auntnance123Cocoa, Florida, USA

The wasp dragged the katydid about six feet ...

1 6 Mud dauber wasp's 'nest'

Mud dauber wasp's 'nest'

by pamsai4873, Queensland, Australia

Mud dauber (sometimes called "dirt dauber," ...

1 0 Wood Roach Wasp

Wood Roach Wasp

by LivanEscuderoTennessee, USA

One of the Thread-waisted Wasps. Seemed to ...

1 0 Sand Wasp

Sand Wasp

by Brian MuñizPuerto Rico, Puerto Rico

A dirt hicking trail on the Bosque Seco of ...

0 0 Dirt Dobber

Dirt Dobber

by jessekaminskyCambridge, Massachusetts, USA

found while waiting for lunch from a truck. 5-6 of these guys were digging ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by MattFreemanGeorgia, USA

Looks like half red wasp and half

0 2 Dirt Dauber Wasp

Dirt Dauber Wasp

Kirbyville, Texas, USA

It was the color of a dark blueish blackish color. and it had a dark blue ...

0 1 Potter Wasp nest

Potter Wasp nest

by Kris FSouth Carolina, USA

Dirt case for something

5 0 Velvet Ant

Velvet Ant

by Tom15Guyana

A dry sandy area with lots of large termite mounds. This

2 0 Thread-waisted Wasp

Thread-waisted Wasp

by MachiColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Dirt path in Garden of the Gods, a public ...

0 0 Burrowing Wasp

Burrowing Wasp

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

Huge gray/black wasp with red abdomen ...

2 0 Cicada Killer Wasp

Cicada Killer Wasp

by KeithRoragenOmaha, Nebraska, USA

A Cicada Killer Wasp drags a paralyzed ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by DanielHardtPortland, Oregon, USA

Very very small wasp or hornet (three could ...

0 0 Blue-black Spider Wasp

Blue-black Spider Wasp

by LivanEscuderoFlorida, USA

First, I saw the wasp running around the ...

1 1 Mason Wasp

Mason Wasp

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

Yellow, black and red wasp with dark wings. ...

0 0 Common Thin Waisted Wasp

Common Thin Waisted Wasp

by Art3Indiana, USA

Black with very thin waist, thus the name. About an inch long, slender.

2 0 Common thread-waisted wasp

Common thread-waisted wasp

by mary.gallo.mMaryland, USA

Common Thread Waisted Wasp. This

0 3 Green Eyed Beewolf

Green Eyed Beewolf

by DavidMroczkowskiIllinois, USA

, excavating burrows close together in patches of sandy soil or

5 0 Grape Leaf Skeletonizer moth

Grape Leaf Skeletonizer moth

by flowntheloopGeorgia, USA

Black Zygaenid moth with a bright orange thorax. This moth is a

1 0 Tarantula Hawk

Tarantula Hawk

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

This wasp was dead on the trail. It was ...

3 0 Great Black wasp

Great Black wasp

by K. Indie GeePortland, Oregon, USA

Black flying insect with blue iridescent wings. I observed it flying, digging ...

1 2 Jewel Beetle Wasp (female)

Jewel Beetle Wasp (female)

by JakubkoMaine, USA

nests 10-22 cm deep in sandy soil which has been packed down very well, such ...

2 3 Spotting

Spotting

by Marissa6Florida, USA

into a hole in the ground. After a few minutes, he came out, covered in

2 2 Sand wasp

Sand wasp

by JanelleL.StreedMinnesota, USA

What appeared to me to be a sand bee (?) **Sand

0 5 Tarantula hawk wasp

Tarantula hawk wasp

by KarenLTennessee, USA

Tarantula Hawk wasps are members of the ...

0 0 Tarantula hawk (male)

Tarantula hawk (male)

by BugEricPueblo, Colorado, USA

Very large, 40-50 millimeters in body length, colored as shown.

3 0 Western Cicada Killer (female)

Western Cicada Killer (female)

by BugEricPueblo, Colorado, USA

Very large, roughly 40-45 millimeters in body length, robust. Colored as shown.

2 0 Zebra Spider Wasp

Zebra Spider Wasp

by Leuba RidgwayLysterfield, Victoria, Australia

A 20 mm black wasp with striking thin white ...

0 0 Organ Pipe Mud Dauber

Organ Pipe Mud Dauber

by noah.musicianMichigan, USA

(though I never heard that until I did online research). Anyway, all black ...

6 8 White Velvet Ant

White Velvet Ant

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

This white fuzzy insect has black long legs and body. The genus is known to ...

6 3 Thread-waisted Wasp, female

Thread-waisted Wasp, female

by ForestDragonNew York, USA

Spotting #900! Beautiful black wasp with a ...

1 0 Digger Wasp

Digger Wasp

by Tamarac ConniePine Point, Minnesota, United States

It has a yellow strip across the front of the thorax, yellow spots on the rear ...

3 3 Cicada Killer burrow

Cicada Killer burrow

by joanbstanleyHighland Village, Texas, USA

Large digger wasp. The females dig burrows ...

1 3 Unknown hopper

Unknown hopper

by Andrea LimWaikato, New Zealand

Small hopper larvae (?) to 5mm body length. It just looked like

1 0 Steel Blue Cricket Hunter

Steel Blue Cricket Hunter

by BugEricPueblo, Colorado, USA

About 28-30+ millimeters in body length, bright metallic blue in color.

1 0 Waved Sphinx Moth

Waved Sphinx Moth

by Jocelyn DexterConnecticut, USA

Found wandering across a gravel road, looking for a place to pupate. I filled a ...

2 0 Blue dirt dauber

Blue dirt dauber

by suzmonkMississippi, USA

Dirt daubers don't build nests, they add ...

0 0 Yellow Jacket

Yellow Jacket

by laurenaSan Diego, California, USA

The Yellow Jacket wasp is about half an ...

0 1 Cicada Killer burrow

Cicada Killer burrow

by joanbstanleyDenton, Texas, USA

The female cicada killer digs homes for her young in home lawns or in any ...

2 2 Four-toothed mason wasp

Four-toothed mason wasp

by Aaron_GTulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Large black wasp with bold yellowish-white ...

5 0 Eastern Cicada Killer

Eastern Cicada Killer

by Miguel.DenyerWayne, Michigan, USA

Adult eastern cicada killer wasps are ...

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