Tag Archives: Thread-waisted Wasp

08.08.2022 The night time is the right time

Posted on August 8, 2022 by Steve Gingold

For making more wasps apparently.  Actually this was evening so not quite dark yet. Thread-waisted Wasps-Ammophila sp.  These two were flying all over the boneset patch in tandem. Here you get a good look at just how “thread-waisted” these wasps … Continue reading →

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07.15.2021 Thread-waisted Thursday

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Steve Gingold

This will not likely be a weekly or monthly title.  Maybe annually although I do see this wasp family often enough. We’ll see. Maybe some of you would rather this is a one off.  🙂 I was chasing hover flies … Continue reading →

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08.07.2015 More backyard bugography

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Steve Gingold

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 →

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