r/waspaganda

(and a horseshoe crab off to the side)

I only saw a few Dolichovespula and the rest was just honeybees

Saw her while camping next to a lake in the summer. She was looking for potter wasp nests to lay her eggs in.

Does any know what’s going on? Is this food for the hive?

Edit: updated because wasp not bee 🐝

i’ve never seen one in person until now! bad photos because I made my little cousin took them because I didn’t have my phone when I saw it.

My first big piece, and I’m really proud of my choice. I grew up with a wasp phobia and the more I’ve learned about these critters the more I’ve come to love them. Now that I’ll always have one on my skin, I see myself freaking out even less when someone warns me that I have a wasp on me!

I got these from @frog_riot.ink at Dark Noveau in Bend, OR. She is a fantastic artist I’ve got tattoos from multiple times and I highly recommend. The wasp in question is a paper wasp and I think she did a fantastic job rendering it.

So it’s been on my porch all summer since I noticed it back in April when it only had one wasp.
I noticed a couple days ago they are all bunched up on one single spot and the rest of the nest looks like it’s old and falling apart.
Just wondering what’s going on with them. Did they get attacked or something or is this normal late summer behavior??
They are yellow and black stripped paper wasps and I’m in the southern USA.

Cute lil Scolia dubia doing her thing, digging for grubs

Ichneumon shot on my phone 🤳

Walking around my house today I noticed these guys found a spot where my mortar fell out. Obviously they cannot live here, it’s next to my front door and where my neighbor has their grandchildren out all the time. I thought about using some diatomaceous earth (I’ve never used it before) but it won’t hurt them, will it? Does anyone have experience using that to encourage a colony to live somewhere else? I really appreciate any advice on how to help these guys find a safer place to live! TIA! 🐝🖤

I found this little lady between my two shirts today, she was moving a LOT but wouldn't fly and didn't seem to scared of me or other movement. I put her in a mantis ready container (without a mantis in it) and I'm uncertain if she'll survive outside. Do you think she's in pain? Should I let her go out, knowing she won't make it? Do you think a good alternative would be to keep her with me, or is she in so much pain it would be best to let her pass? :( I love wasps so much and it breaks my heart seeing one in such horrible condition. She seems to be fine, she's climbing and moving okay, I'm thinking about serving her some sweet fruit!

i love them so much

Saw this very long wasp on a nature walk in Northern NH. She seemed interested in my shoes and the Joe-Pye weed that was growing nearby. She flew very quickly I barely managed to get this picture.