Ectemnius solitary wasp targets solitary bee as food to go

Ectemnius solitary wasp targets solitary bee as food to go

Ectemnius solitary wasp targets solitary bee I quite often see Ectemnius solitary wasps in my garden. They do have noticeable large fang-like mandibles and large eyes. There are several different species and like all wasps, they are predators. Especially of several...
Ruby tailed or Jewel wasps the beautiful cuckoos

Ruby tailed or Jewel wasps the beautiful cuckoos

Chrysidids. Beautiful Ruby-Tailed or Jewel wasps That flash of iridescent metallic blue-green you observed near your solitary bee nest box was probably a wasp. It is likely to be a Chrysidid cuckoo wasp, a family of parasitoid and cleptoparasitic wasps. Their...