Tag Archives: Hymenoptera
09.24.2020 Spider Wasp
As the name implies, these capture spiders and leave them for their larvae to feed upon. The adults as you can see from these images feed upon flower nectar, in this case Boneset once again. Blue-black Spider Wasp– Anoplius sp. … Continue reading
09.02.2020-2 Short-tailed Ichneumonid Wasp
Almost every night for the past week or two I’ve photographed a new to me insect. Of course I do see some species repeatedly but it is nice to see something different most nights or mornings. The is a real … Continue reading
08.26.2020 Wasp Wednesday
We had a brief downpour yesterday which, although short-lived, gave us a bit of relief from the heat and some much needed moisture. While there was still just a light drizzle coming down I went out looking for insects and … Continue reading
08.23.2020-2 Great Golden Digger Wasp
I photographed these in the yard a few times on our milkweed flowers. Now I am finding them on Virgin’s Bower-Clematis virginiana growing among our elderberries behind the wood pile. They are beauties among wasps and relatively harmless…to humans…but do … Continue reading
08.21.2020-2 Sweet and Sweaty Sweat Bee Flash Friday
It was a little sweltery so sweat was indeed the case as well as this is a sweet little pollinator. I only managed two shots before it left the Boneset but that is all it took to get a nice … Continue reading
08.13.2020 Too engrossed to attack
The boneset continues to draw a great variety of nectar loving insects. My next insect post will surprise you, but for now I’ll stick with a wasp that one might expect to find on a flower. Ordinarily I’d be shooting … Continue reading
08.07.2015 More backyard bugography
First of all, this is not a bug by definition. It’s a Great Golden Digger Wasp-Sphex ichneumoneus and fairly large…about an inch long. But it’s a gentle giant in terms of aggression towards humans and of no threat whatsoever to … Continue reading
01.24.2014 Wool Sower
Steve Schwartzman brought up the subject of galls in his recent blog post of an Oak Gall. Most often they are just a plain lump or roundish growth found on a leaf or stem. Many species of plants are gall … Continue reading
09.29.2013 Bald-faced hornet nest
It’s a good thing I was mowing the lawn and not trimming the bushes today. I’ve seen these nests often enough but usually they are high in a tree and unapproachable. We have one in our yard in one of … Continue reading
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