#WASP

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[hazerl]

One of my favorite genera of wasps to find, Perilampus! They come in a couple of different metallic-y colors (this one lands roughly around the species hyalinus so... I'm fudging it) but all have an adorable head to thorax to abdomen ratio. My one good Perilampus specimen was eaten by ants a few years ago :( so I couldn't compare it to these sculptures, but trust me, it's tiny. Instead....

Banana for scale.

[uuutttt2-ienteredmyagewrong]

Asian giant hornets are actually not that bad! If you’re talking about the scare in America, that was in this small area and there was like 3 sightings.

In addition, while they can be really aggressive and their stings hurt like a bitch, they’re also not malicious. If you see them, just don’t approach them (oh boy, I can’t wait to walk up to a hornet the size of my thumb).

:D (I don’t want to be condescending, I just want to let people know I swear)

DON'T BELIEVE MAINSTREAM MEDIA

WASPS ARE OUR FRIENDS

[jupiterswasphouse]

[VIDEO AND PHOTOS TAKEN: SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2024 | Video and Image IDs: A video and two photos of a red/orange and black rusty spider wasp digging rapidly through sandy soil, covered in grains of sand /End IDs.]

Tachypompilus ferrugineus, the rusty spider wasp! This lovely lady is preparing a burrow for her young :]

[onenicebugperday]

Mammoth scoliid wasp, Megascolia maculata, Scoliidae

Like other scoliids, this species is a parasitoid of scarab beetle grubs. Found throughout Europe

Photographed by Matthieu Berroneau

Shared with permission; do not remove credit or re-post!

[spaceshiprocket]

Art by Sandy Jarrell

[trunswicked]

Bunch of arthropod guys - refs created for OC purposes! ;)

[morbidsmenagerie]

Finally got the full color version of my wasp zine printed!

Here's the full docx file if you want to read it!

[vintagewildlife]

Wasp gathering wood pulp for her nest By: Bob Gossington From: Natural History Magazine 1989

[brella-boi]

Archangel wasp!! Weilding a mighty battleaxe

This lad gave me a mighty headache I'll tell you that much

Check out the 7 Sinful Bugs on Backerkit where you can get this guy too!

[cesar-umbrage]

waspyy

i much prefer this guy as a bugsona

reduced Umbra to just a silly oc xdd

[ratbugs]

they say they love insects but they hate wasps and mosquitoes

[hazerl]

Cratomus megacephala is, as the name implies, pretty top heavy for such a tiny wasp. Someday I'll figure out how to make bobble heads and this species will be first on my list!

Banana for scale.

[geologyin-blog]

This ancient insect possessed a unique feature never before seen: a structure on its abdomen that functioned like a tiny Venus flytrap, snapping shut to trap prey. Unlike any wasp we see today.

[autistrix]

[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143674484]

Chalcidoid Wasp || Perilampus hyalinus

Observed in United States

No Conservation Status