#giant wasp

[oldschoolfrp]

Wizard and minions (Russ Nicholson from "Strangers in the Night: Wandering Monsters in D&D" by Phil Palmer, White Dwarf 46, October 1983). A common motif in Nicholson's illustrations is one main figure glaring directly at the viewer.

[bug-buddiest]

they don't call it a giant wasp for nothing..... I love parasitic wasps

[70sscifiart]

Giant bees and wasps in retro sci-fi art

[hypnotic-propaganda-nt]

Battle for Ft.Lamp

[why-i-love-comics]

Ultimates #6 (2024)

written by Deniz Camp art by Juan Frigeri & Federico Blee

[onenicebugperday]

I'd really like an ID for this lil home invader in NW Oregon, he was maybe five inches long in total (stick included), dark brown colour.

"Stick included" got me lol. That's her ovipositor for laying eggs! She's a giant ichneumonid wasp.

[marcusdauntless]

Janet and Hank

[chernobog13]

Art Adams' reimagining of the cover to Fantastic Four (vol. 1) #26 (May, 1964), originally by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky.

[72stars]

I spent too long on this but I wanted to draw Hank ‘n’ Janet from The Ultimates (2024) comic because I love them, so here’s what was supposed to be a quick doodle then turned into me getting lost in MaxPack oil brushes mainly, good night

edit: oops forgot alt text

[oldschoolfrp]

Spring arrives on the wings of bees (Wes Crum cover for Pegasus 11, Judges Guild, Dec 1982)

[superheroes-or-whatever]

Ultimates (2024-) #2 art by Juan Frigeri

[towritecomicsonherarms]

Ultimates #2

[comicwaren]

From Ultimates Vol. 4 #006

Art by Juan Frigeri and Federico Blee

Written by Deniz Camp

[why-i-love-comics]

Ultimates #1 (2024)

written by Deniz Camp art by Juan Frigeri & Federico Blee

[onenicebugperday]

@microecobus submitted: Hello onenicebug, i want to show you this majestic wasp which i found 2 years ago.

Still dont know what this species is. In my region, there is Megarhyssa perlata, but thorax markings coloration are off, so it must be another species

I'd need to know the location to be sure but it looks like a male Megarhyssa perlata. Females have different markings and of course the long ovipositor.

[jenfoundabug]

Look at the crazy ovipositor on this Western giant ichneumon wasp (Megarhyssa nortoni nortoni). Females of this species have ovipositors 2-3 inches (51-76 mm) long! Even though it looks intimidating, they can't sting. The long ovipositor is used to pierce tree bark and lay eggs on horntail (wood wasp) larvae. When the egg hatches, the ichneumon wasp larva eats the wood wasp larva from the inside (ie it's a parasitoid). Sierra Mountains, California, US