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0 1 Spotting

Spotting

by Phil_SMentor, Ohio, USA

I know this is a wasp.Possibly a ground bee ...

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by JanSonneyOhio, USA

some kind of

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by naturalistBarberton, Ohio, USA

average size of a paper

1 0 Cicada killer wasp

Cicada killer wasp

by eutachtOhio, USA

Many of these

0 1 Small wasp

Small wasp

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Metallic green and yellow.

1 0 Northern Paper Wasp, male

Northern Paper Wasp, male

by Gaby3Ohio, USA

A male paper wasp visiting the glass door ...

0 1 Ichneumon wasp (f)

Ichneumon wasp (f)

by dss.v1.02Columbus, Ohio, USA

A skinny wasp with a ridiculously long tail.

1 0 Paper Wasp

Paper Wasp

by soul soaring windBatavia, Ohio, USA

Paper wasp nests are usually built on tree ...

0 0 Wasp

Wasp

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Body red, legs leaning more towards the orange part

2 0 Wasp Mimic Longhorned Beetle

Wasp Mimic Longhorned Beetle

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Black beetle with bands of yellow along its ...

0 0 Mating Flies

Mating Flies

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Bodies have black and yellow stripes (Batesian mimicry

0 0 Wooly Oak Leaf Gall on Shumard Oak tree

Wooly Oak Leaf Gall on Shumard Oak tree

by JillWellmeierHilliard, Ohio, USA

Yellow wooly gall on midrib of oak leaf

1 0 Fall Webworm

Fall Webworm

by Gaby3Ohio, USA

Fall webworm protecting a Braconid wasp ...

4 2 Grass-Carrying Wasp Cocoons

Grass-Carrying Wasp Cocoons

by Gaby3Ohio, USA

Grass-Carrying Wasp cocoons in the fold ...

0 0 Parasitized catalpa sphinx caterpillar

Parasitized catalpa sphinx caterpillar

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Usually it doesn't have all those wasp ...

1 0 Paper Wasp Nest

Paper Wasp Nest

by Gaby3Ohio, USA

Paper wasp nest in a boxwood bush. I found ...

12 6 Wasp

Wasp

by GregMastellerOhio, USA

frame of my camera in return.

0 0 Scorpionfly

Scorpionfly

by Jacob GorneauOhio, USA

I think this is a Panorpa sp. scorpionfly, and this angle shows its mimicry ...

5 6 Parasitized tobacco hornworm

Parasitized tobacco hornworm

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

. The last picture shows a few of the adult ...

2 0 Male Paper Wasp, missing wings

Male Paper Wasp, missing wings

by Gaby3Ohio, USA

Found this male paper wasp near some potted ...

0 2 Spotting

Spotting

by SteffiDayton, Ohio, USA

Small blue-black wasp dragging away his ...

1 1 White-marked tussock moth

White-marked tussock moth

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

The caterpillar has urticating hairs, so be careful when attempting to handle ...

0 1 Male Giant Ichneumon Wasp

Male Giant Ichneumon Wasp

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

A few inches long, patterned in black, yellow, and amber.

0 0 Ichneumon wasp

Ichneumon wasp

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Black and orange body with long black antennae, legs are white and orange, hind ...

8 4 Wasp Gall

Wasp Gall

by Gaby3Ohio, USA

A wasp gall found on the ground after a ...

0 0 Paper Wasp nest

Paper Wasp nest

by SarahHiteWhittOhio, USA

The nests of most true paper

66 29 Long-tailed Giant Ichneumon Wasp

Long-tailed Giant Ichneumon Wasp

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

wasp's body is about 1.5 inches long, and ...

1 0 Syrphid fly aka Hover fly

Syrphid fly aka Hover fly

by MattDuncanOhio, USA

Syrphid flies typically mimic bees/wasps ...

4 0 Squash Vine Borer Moth

Squash Vine Borer Moth

by MelindaKiserOhio, USA

Robust dark grey body, with reddish-orange legs, and abdomen. Easily confused ...

0 0 Mantidfly

Mantidfly

by LaydLuckOhio, USA

It looked like a cross between a praying mantis and a

0 0 Elfin Skimmer

Elfin Skimmer

by LatimeriaOhio

long. Males become more blue with age, and the females are

1 2 Robber Fly

Robber Fly

by MostlyAnimalArtMaumee, Ohio, USA

A Robber Fly of some sort

1 1 Virginia Ctenucha

Virginia Ctenucha

by Brian ParsonsMentor, Ohio, USA

The largest and most broad-winged of

0 1 Willow Borer Clearwing Moth

Willow Borer Clearwing Moth

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Banded in black and yellow, with clear wings (lacking scales), white bands on ...

0 0 Braconid wasps

Braconid wasps

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Very tiny; long antennae. My finger is included for scale in the fourth picture.

0 2 Oak Apple Gall

Oak Apple Gall

by SarahHiteWhittOhio, USA

larva of certain kinds

0 0 Male Giant Ichneumon Wasp

Male Giant Ichneumon Wasp

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

A few inches long, patterned in black, yellow, and amber. Wing has a dark spot ...

0 0 Queen Anne's Lace

Queen Anne's Lace

by ElaineStingelOhio, USA

only very few of such

1 0 European Hornet

European Hornet

by LatimeriaMarietta, Ohio

Large, ranging from 1 to 2 inches. Pretty intimidating!

1 0 American Bumble Bee

American Bumble Bee

by TracieConnerOhio, USA

CATEGORY: Bee, Ant, Wasp and Similar COMMON ...

1 0 Red Maple Borer

Red Maple Borer

by MelindaKiserOhio, USA

appearance of a

0 1 Yellow Jacket (Wasp)

Yellow Jacket (Wasp)

by JamesRBernardWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

, Provespa is a small, poorly-known group

0 0 Parasitized Saddleback Caterpillar

Parasitized Saddleback Caterpillar

by Gaby3Ohio, USA

brown; this specimen seems a little unusual. The spines all over its body are ...

1 0 Bee

Bee

by SarahHiteWhittOhio, USA

Bees are flying insects closely related to

0 0 Milkweed

Milkweed

by harpster84Hamilton, Ohio, USA

flower visiting insects such as bees,

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