A Sceliphron mud dauber wasp carries a glob of mud back to her mud nest, the weight of her load counterbalanced by her unusual petiolate abdomen. Texas. #sceliphron #sphecidae #wasp #insects #flight

VIDEO. Hi han dies que val més quedar-se al llit. Aquesta femella de Podalonia tydei va intentar repetidament trobar un punt adient per excavar un niu. Va treure rocs i munts de sorra. Malgrat tot, va seguir excavant en altres punts, però el que no esperava era trobar una formiga emprenyada que li mossegués una pota (25").

Grass-carrying Wasp, Isodontia mexicana Canon 7D EFS 60 2.8 f/6.3 1/ 320 iso:160 Prague, Czech Republic 7/16/2024 #Wasps #Thread-wasted #Sphecidae #Hymenoptera #insects #invertebrates #macro #grasslands

This wasp is here to tell you I have reached 2000 species on iNat!

No, I guess shes just after that sweet sweet nectar...

Field Sand Wasp, Ammophila campestris Canon 400D EF 100 2.8 f/11 1/160 iso: 400 Milovice, Czech Republic 6/18/2009 #SandWasps #Wasps #hymenoptera #Ammophila #Sphecidae; #insects #nvertebrates #macro #grasslands

Mexican grass-carrying wasp (Isodontia mexicana) dragging a paralyzed tree cricket into its nest. The species is now in Europe, too, showing up first in France in the early 1960s. #wasps #insects #entomology #nature #BeeHotel #InsectHotel #isodontia #sphecidae #orthoptera

Exciting news: a grass-carrying wasp (Isodontia sp.) has moved into the observation panel at my insect hotel. The shiny yellow object on the right is the wasp egg. The tree crickets are all alive but paralyzed. #wasps #insects #entomology #TreeCricket #nature #BeeHotel #InsectHotel #isodontia #sphecidae