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BugEric

BugEric

I am author of "Insectpedia" and "Wasps: The Astonishing Diversity of a Misunderstood Insect."

Leavenworth, Kansas, USA

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BugEric Unknown spotting
Unknown spotting commented on by BugEric Massachusetts, USA6 years ago

This is a mature male. Males wander in search of mates, so are without a web.

BugEric Unknown spotting
Unknown spotting commented on by BugEric Granby, Massachusetts, USA6 years ago

Ichneumon wasp, female, family Ichneumonidae. Very difficult to ID these even to subfamily from images alone.

BugEric Unknown spotting
Unknown spotting commented on by BugEric Granby, Massachusetts, USA6 years ago

Yes, female wolf spider, family Lycosidae, with babies on her back.

BugEric Unknown spotting
Unknown spotting commented on by BugEric Massachusetts, USA6 years ago

This one is a nymph (baby).

BugEric Unknown spotting
Unknown spotting commented on by BugEric Massachusetts, USA6 years ago

Females of this species are flightless, so probably wandered into the pool.

BugEric Unknown spotting
Unknown spotting commented on by BugEric Massachusetts, USA6 years ago

This is a female Amblycorypha sp.

BugEric Great Black Wasp
Great Black Wasp commented on by BugEric Warminster Township, Pennsylvania, USA6 years ago

Metallic blue color rules out Great Black Wasp. Nice find all the same!

BugEric Red Tail Hawk or "Chickenhawk"
Red Tail Hawk or "Chickenhawk" commented on by BugEric Erlanger, Kentucky, USA6 years ago

This image needs to be removed from "Beneficial Insects - Great Lakes Region" group, please. Thank you.

BugEric Unknown spotting
Unknown spotting commented on by BugEric Michigan, USA6 years ago

Young nest of Bald-faced Hornet, Dolichovespula maculata. Queen often makes a funnel to better defend her nest.

BugEric Steel-blue Cricket Hunter
Steel-blue Cricket Hunter commented on by BugEric Oregon, USA6 years ago

Not Chlorion aerarium. Either Astata sp. or Podalonia sp. Very difficult to tell just from this one image.

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