#Ammophila pectipennis

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Beautiful Ammophila pectipennis Wasps Love the Nectar of Fall Wildflowers

Wasp with an Appetite. Until 2023, I had never seen, or at least never noticed these beautiful Ammophila pectipennis wasps. They’re supposed to be fairly uncommon and don’t even have a common name. Since 2023, I’ve seen quite a few of them, especially in the fall. I haven’t seen as many this fall as I did last fall, but there are still quite a few, particularly on the blackjack flowers. I love…

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Just Another Beautiful Ammophila Wasp

Just Another Beautiful Ammophila Wasp shows readers a macro photo of this fairly uncommon Florida wasp. It explains that although they are generally uncommon the author/artist has encountered them frequently this year.

Tiptoe Through the Sumac These guys are fairly uncommon wasps, and I had never seen one before this spring. They’re uncommon enough that they don’t even have a common name, just Ammophila pectipennis. I guess they have liked our unusual weather this year because I’ve been seeing them all over all this summer. They’re very pretty and quite docile, so I’m happy to have another pollinator in the…

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The Uncommon Ammophila Wasp is Quite Beautiful

The Uncommon Ammophila Wasp is Quite Beautiful features one of these thread waisted wasps as it feeds on and pollinates some Leavenworth’s tickseed flowers. It discusses why these wasps are so pretty and how the author/artist found this one.

Delicate Yesterday afternoon as I was driving home I came across a good sized patch of Leavenworth’s tickseed flowers growing. They are all over the place right now and I had been looking for a thick patch to get a photo I had in my mind. When I stopped and got out to set up the shot as I saw it in my head, I noticed that the flowers were filled with all sorts of pollinators. I took several…

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Beautiful Ammophila pectipennis is an Uncommon Florida Wasp

Beautiful Ammophila pectipennis is an Uncommon Florida Wasp shows readers several photos of this uncommon, solitary wasp. It also gives a few facts about them and other thread-waisted wasps, and explains the author/artist’s encounter with this wasp.

Thread Waist I was very excited to find this relatively uncommon wasp feeding in the wildflowers that grow behind our office. I sometimes go out there because there are always quite a few pollinators out and about. The numbers and type vary with the season and the weather, but I’ve never been totally disappointed when I’ve gone back there. This latest trip led to the discovery of this new…