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One of many which have nests throughout roofing
This flying animal was found drowning in the pool
About 15 millimeters in body length, very slender, banded black and yellow.
About 12-15 millimeters in body length, colored as shown. Very spiny legs.
These black and yellow wasps are about 2.5 ...
I helped this beauty out of our screen-in tent while we were camping. Black ...
These black and yellow wasps are about 2.5 ...
Females are robust, with short, curled antennae and heavy hind femora ...
Jemma asked about this insect earlier today ... I caught him by accident in a ...
These are a group of males on a twig where I suspect they spent the night. ...
There are 10 species in the United States. Females are robust, with short, ...
About 30mm long overall. Mostly black with fine pale setae around head and ...
-horned bees (Melissodes spp., Svastra spp.), Halictid bees, Sphecid
A type of flower wasp, Blue "ants", aka ...
its appearance, not an ant at all, but rather a species of large solitary ...