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0 0 Bitter Sweet

Bitter Sweet

by chebeague3Maine, USA

It was killing all the trees! It is invasive

1 2 Eastern cicada killer

Eastern cicada killer

by timgreenleafVirginia, USA

This sighting: large (2-3 inches!) wasp-like insects buzzing around the trunk ...

0 0 Eastern Cicada Killer

Eastern Cicada Killer

by glbnoah109Denton, Texas, USA

. Rather solitary. The females leave distictive holes in the ground. Cicada ...

2 2 Sea Putat

Sea Putat

by reeoooeSingapore, Singapore

Also known as the Fish-killer

2 0 Cicada Killer

Cicada Killer

by beaker98Illinois, USA

A large wasp in the family Crabronidae.

1 3 Honey bee hive

Honey bee hive

by ScottHarteCalifornia, USA

Found at Joshua tree national park inside ...

0 0 Killer fly, mosca asesina

Killer fly, mosca asesina

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

The killer fly (Laphria marginata) is a ...

0 0 Western Cicada Killer (male)

Western Cicada Killer (male)

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

About 18-20 millimeters in body length, colored as shown. This was a very ...

4 3 Florida Bee Killer

Florida Bee Killer

by MachiFlorida, USA

A bumblebee mimicking robber fly eating a bee or a wasp

0 0 Cow Killer or Red Velvet Ant (female)

Cow Killer or Red Velvet Ant (female)

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

Females recognized by large size, bold black-and-orange pattern, thorax longer ...

1 0 Red-naped Sapsucker

Red-naped Sapsucker

by ArianaMontana, USA

they are preying on. It is a real battle to keep the

0 0 Birch Polypore Fungus

Birch Polypore Fungus

by CarolSnowMilneLehighton, Pennsylvania, USA

grows on birch trees. This fungus is not ...

0 0 Powderpuff Mangrove

Powderpuff Mangrove

by SukanyaDatta

A medium sized lichen-encrusted tree with ...

0 1 Eastern Cicada Killer

Eastern Cicada Killer

by James McNairTitusville, Florida, USA

Sphecius speciosus, often simply referred to as the cicada

0 2 Honey Bee

Honey Bee

by Ivan RodriguezSouth Tucson, Arizona

About a good 300 of them making good use of a single

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Gerardo AizpuruMexico

Photo take in a mangrove area on a red mangrove

4 1 Cicada killer wasp (with an annual cicada)

Cicada killer wasp (with an annual cicada)

by BenjaminKabelTulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Sometimes it's the right place at the right time. This battle came shrieking ...

1 5 Eastern Cicada Killer

Eastern Cicada Killer

by ardenkpierceBay St. Louis, Mississippi, USA

cicada up this tree (photo) and before I ...

0 0 Cicada Killer

Cicada Killer

by bee.jacbsSioux Falls, South Dakota, USA

Large wasp 1.5" long. Dragging an adult cicada. In a buckthorn

0 0 Cicada Killer

Cicada Killer

by TamirDenton, Texas, USA

Cicada killers are large, solitary wasps in ...

0 1 Cicada Killer burrow

Cicada Killer burrow

by joanbstanleyDenton, Texas, USA

The female cicada killer digs homes for her ...

4 0 Cow Killers (Mating, with Nest)

Cow Killers (Mating, with Nest)

by Matthew HammondArkansas, USA

Cow Killers, also called Velvet Ants, are ...

0 0 Blue Fountain Bush

Blue Fountain Bush

by Deepti SKarnataka, India

The flowers are showy and develop in cymes which are covered with short, soft ...

1 1 Spotting

Spotting

by AdamCroanMill Valley, California, USA

Exoskeleton of what appears to be a bee. Reminiscent of cicada exoskeleton left ...

2 1 Sassafras Tree

Sassafras Tree

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

The flowers (pictured here) of the sassafras

0 1 Golden Shower Tree

Golden Shower Tree

by valentinezzaGenova, LIG, Italy

, but it's a bush, not a tree. It's a ...

0 2 Greater Roadrunner

Greater Roadrunner

by CindyBinghamKeiserFresno, California, USA

Sorry for the blurry pic but we were driving 75 MPH and this bird just jumped ...

1 2 Indian Peafowl

Indian Peafowl

by MargotBowdenJohnsonVictoria, Australia

peacock male

1 0 Tree Swallow

Tree Swallow

by MommyNatureAlberta, Canada

Dark head and topside of back, wings & tail that shimmers a beautiful dark ...

0 0 Red-headed Woodpecker and Blue Jay

Red-headed Woodpecker and Blue Jay

by KarenPuracanOcala, Florida, USA

Red headed woodpecker, both sexes, have a blood-red head, all the way to the ...

7 4 Australian Cicada Killer Wasp

Australian Cicada Killer Wasp

by kdpicturemakerNew South Wales, Australia

The only member of the genus Exeirus, a solitary, large orange and black banded ...

7 0 Cooper's Hawk (juvenile)

Cooper's Hawk (juvenile)

by Joshua AselCalifornia, USA

The Cooper's Hawk looks very similar to the Sharp-shinned Hawk, but is much ...

1 8 Silver Leaf Fungus?

Silver Leaf Fungus?

by LipaseLondon, England, United Kingdom

?!) C. purpureum is a potential tree

2 0 Eastern cicada killer

Eastern cicada killer

by staccyhGeorgia, USA

capture is made low or on the ground, the female may climb a

1 0 Lonomia electra

Lonomia electra

by Marina GuerraFranca, SP, Brazil

Lonomia electra

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