Really nice infographic of parasites of ground-nesting bees. #bees #soil #insects #parasites #entomology #hymenoptera #pollinators #beetles #flies #wasps https://www.instagram.com/p/DJKKYrmBUrS/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Really nice infographic of parasites of ground-nesting bees. #bees #soil #insects #parasites #entomology #hymenoptera #pollinators #beetles #flies #wasps https://www.instagram.com/p/DJKKYrmBUrS/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Megischus bicolor (Bicolored Crown-of-thorns Wasp). Notable features of this parasitoid wasp are the long "neck," enlarged and toothed hind femora, and teeth on the head (from where its name is derived). Although it appears wingless, they're there--just held tightly against the body. Females have an ovipositor that exceeds their body length--used to lay eggs in larvae of wood-boring beetles.
Some photos from Monday's walk with @vivia in the neighbourhood.
Featuring: a sparkling starling on a tree, a butterfly in a field of flowers, a hooded crow on a tree, and a tiny wasp nest on the stem of a flower.
If you're a gall and iNaturalist fan, consider joining the Gall Week 2025 project, May 3-11. #inaturalist #galls #insects #wasps #flies #plants https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/gall-week-may-2025
Any advice on how to safely relocate a solitary wasp that unfortunately selected the inside of our recycling bin as a home?
Short clip of a female Osmia foraging for clay in my yard. The first two spots were not sufficiently wet, I think. If you can't find mud in your yard you can buy it online. But I bet if you asked your friends, *somebody* can set you up. #InsectHotel #BeeHotel #bees #insects #wasps https://youtu.be/JLkVsTcFUyc?si=vl3cnAqfjKDcdkfV
Huge - about an inch long - but beautiful visitor in the apartment when I got home just now no idea how it got in, no open windows or anything...
The perilampid wasp Monacon is a parasitoid of platypodine ambrosia beetles. Kibale Forest, Uganda. #Perilampidae #wasps #insects
A colorful braconid wasp rests on a tree trunk. Victoria, Australia. #wasps #braconidae #insects
So many Ichneumonids, so little time. I also collected this Exetastes bifenestratus, a species I'd never seen before. #insects #ichneumonidae #wasps
Foenatopus sp. (family Stephanidae), a freak wasp from Thailand. #iNaturalist #wasps #biodiversity #nature www.inaturalist.org/observations...
Visual guide to pests of mason bees. #InsectHotel #BeeHotel #bees #insects #osmia #wasps #mites #parasites https://extension.psu.edu/enemies-of-mason-bees
Huge compilation of tips for maintaining an insect hotel, by Elsa Youngsteadt and Meredith Favre. #InsectHotel #BeeHotel #bees #wasps #insects #pollinators #pollination https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/how-to-manage-a-successful-bee-hotel
Dasyscolia ciliata on Sage-leaved Rock-Rose (Cistus salviifolius)
Picture of my Grandma (left) and another female pilot testing bombers during WWII.
She was a part of the WASPS.
Had run away from the orphanage at age 14, decided to get her pilots license by 16 and joined the airforce.
#WASPs