#scolid wasp

[ayanos-pl]

マサキの花にキンケハラナガツチバチ（6月20日）

[pogomcl]

Hairy Scolid Wasp, Scolia hirta Canon 400D Ef 100 2.8 f/10 1/320 iso:80 Milovice, Czech Republic 7/20/2010

[oh-he-grows]

Scolid wasps are one of my favorite bugs, they're always doing something cute and their colors are so gorgeous

throwback to these guys sleeping on a pear tree branch at sunrise

my only regret is not getting a better picture

Scolia bicincta!!!! gardener getting excited!!!!!!

if youve ever tried to grow anything in most of north america then you probably know about my worst nightmare and mortal enemy the japanese beetle. basically theyre shiny little fuckers who eat EVERYTHING and come in swarms. and there are very few ways to manage them that dont involve ecological devastation over a single critter. EXCEPT MY BEST FRIEND SCOLIA BICINCTA (AND OTHER SCOLIIDS) THEY EAT THEM!!!! AND THEYRE GOOD AT IT TOO. FUCK YEAH

not as adults tho- the adults are pollinators that spend their time searching for flowers and mates and somehow (???) sensing the presence of japanese beetle grubs and other scarab larvae. then they dig down into the grubs chamber and lay eggs on them that hatch into little baby wasps that burrow into the grub and eat it alive- they eat the least essential organs first to keep the rest of it fresh for longer- and then once theyve stored enough food, like a caterpillar, they transform into adult wasps, emerge from the dead grub, and dig up to the surface to fly away and mate and live their lives pollinating flowers and saving trees and gardens. also theyre so pretty their wings are like purpley and iridescent and its hard to get a picture of so just go look at them irl-

a few years ago, when i started my garden, japanese beetles would appear in massive numbers every summer and undo all the progress i had worked so hard on. but then i learned about native plants and wasps and i planted a patch of mountain mint (SCOLIIDS FAV❗❗❗) and let the lawn grow tall to create habitat. and this year is the first time the beetles were literally negligible. ive seen like two or three all summer. mountain mint alone can do so so so much for the ecosystem i dont even have a lot and if youre in its native range i truly cannot recommend highly enough that you plant it. theres a few different species so you can probably find one adapted to your garden. its so good and so important seriously

ALSO ANOTHER TIP IS JAPANESE BEETLE GRUBS FAV FOOD IS THE ROOTS OF LAWN GRASS WERE LITERALLY FARMING THEM AND THEN GETTING MAD THAT THEY EAT OUR VEGGIES. PLANT NATIVE PLANTS FUCK LAWNS

[ribesaureum]

There is a lovely patch of milkweed at work that just bloomed

In the western US sagebrush steppe ecosystem milkweed are one of the top plants associated with insect diversity (sagebrush comes in first, which is unsurprising as the entire ecosystem is named after it)

There has been a huge push in recent years to plant milkweed, as it helps the Monarch Butterfly, but just like other pushes to restore habitat for a specific species, this also helps so many other species.

Three species of bee in one frame! The abundance of species was glorious.

A red-femored milkweed borer beetle

Nevada Bumblebee

A striped sweat bee

A hairy footed scolid wasp

Cobalt milkweed beetle

Unknown bee species

American sand wasp

....and more

Small changes to human spaces can bring about such big results and it gives me such hope.

[andmaybegayer]

An adult Scolid wasp. They parasitize beetle grubs for their larvae.

The Aloe Farm, Hartebeestpoort.

[abdur098-blog]

↓ Scolid Wasp. ↓ Gear : Asus Zenfone 2 Laser. Mode : Auto Mode with Lens. Date : 20.10.2018. Location : West Java, Indonesia. . #zifu #zifu_ciamis #zifu_macro #zifuofficial . #zenfonegraphyindonesia #asusid #zenfone2laser . #foponsi #kfi_official . #macrophonephotography . #bns_macro #loves_united_macro #macro_captures #kings_macro #uni_macro #macro_ig . #idmacro #macroindonesia #macro_merahputih #macroalit #galeri_macro . #macro_holic #macro_captures #macro_kings #macro_photography #macro_world #macro_top . #jabrmacro #1001macro #electric_macro . #scolidwasp https://www.instagram.com/p/BpJDi30htbr/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1k9to8hqcvpgp

[cordycepsbian]

we've got an oc who's a blue winged scolid wasp, so of course we think they're pretty cool

if we had to pick an absolute favorite type of wasp though, we'd probably go with cuckoo wasps - they come in so any fun colors!

and of course the classic "murder" hornet. we think their faces are pretty cute!

psst hey

give me some cool wasp species (bonus points if you tell me why you think they're so cool)

i wanna design more wasp characters

[liberalbum]

[pogomcl]

Hairy Scolid Wasp, Scolia hirta Canon 5D3 Sigma 105 2.8 f/5 1/320 iso: 125 Celakovice-Jirina, Czech Republic 7/19/2024

[andmaybegayer]

I see a lot of insects so this sends me into a comparative spiral, but here's some of the most beautiful insects I've seen recently:

I encountered this big burly Scolid wasp the other day who has truly stunning eye patterns and some very attractive fuzz.

But I also really like flies, they have some of the best eyes out of the insects and really incredible body colours. Here's a hoverfly and a greenbottle.

OP has a great taste in wasps. Some of the most shaped animals of all time. Sleek. Efficient. I met this paper wasp at a sculpture garden.

And while I haven't encountered many mantids since I started photographing insects, I did meet a beautiful mantispid, lacewings who convergently evolved many structures found in mantids. Lacewings have incredible multicoloured eyes and fine structures across their bodies.

NOT counting the wings, which insect do you think is most beautiful? Not cute. Beautiful.

(Yes, wing cases count. It can't be for any pattern, it has to be for the shape of the insect itself.)

[pogomcl]

Hairy Scolid Wasp, Scolia hirta Canon 400D EF 100 2.8 f/ 10 1/320 iso: 800 Milovice, Czech Republic 7/20/2010

[abdur098-blog]

↓ Scolid Wasp. ↓ Asus Zenfone 3 Max. Auto Mode. Lens. 14.04.2018. Indonesia. #zifu #zifu_ciamis #zifu_macro #zifu_official_ig #zenfonegraphyindonesia #zenfone3max #macros #macro_premier #ir_macro #uni_macro #idmacro #macromania #macro_secrets #macro_holic #macro_x #macro_merahputih #macro_captures #1001macro #macro_kings #galery_macro #macro_art_ind #electric_macro #macro_kingdom #macrophonephotography #macroalit #macro_champ #galery_macro #macro_photography #jabrmacro #macro_top #macro_world (di Kawali, Jawa Barat, Indonesia)

[abdur098-blog]

↓ Scolid Wasp. ↓ Asus Zenfone 3 Max. Auto Mode. Lens. 23.12.2017. Indonesia. #zifu #zifu_ciamis #zifu_macro #zifu_official_ig #zenfonegraphyindonesia #zenfone3max #macros #macro_premier #ir_macro #uni_macro #idmacro #macromania #macro_secrets #macro_holic #macro_x #macro_merahputih #macro_captures #1001macro #macro_kings #galery_macro #macro_art_ind #electric_macro #macro_kingdom #macrophonephotography #my_world_of_natures #macro_champ #galery_macro #macro_photography #jabrmacro #macro_top #macro_world (di Purwaraja Ciburuy Rajadesa)

[abdur098-blog]

↓ Scolid Wasp. ↓ Asus Zenfone 3 Max. Auto Mode. Lens. 13.11.2017. Indonesia. #zifu #zifu_ciamis #zifu_macro #zifu_official_ig #zenfonegraphyindonesia #zenfone3max #macros #macro_premier #ir_macro #uni_macro #idmacro #macromania #macro_secrets #macro_holic #macro_x #macro_merahputih #macro_captures #1001macro #macro_kings #galery_macro #macro_art_ind #electric_macro #macro_kingdom #macrophonephotography #my_world_of_natures #macro_champ #galery_macro #macro_photography #jabrmacro #macro_top #macro_world (di Kawali, Jawa Barat, Indonesia)

[abdur098-blog]

↓ Scolid Wasp. ↓ Asus Zenfone 3 Max. Auto Mode. Lens. 14.10.2017. Indonesia. #zifu #zifu_ciamis #zifu_macro #zifu_official_ig #zenfonegraphyindonesia #zenfone3max #macros #macro_premier #ir_macro #uni_macro #idmacro #macromania #macro_secrets #macro_holic #macro_x #macro_merahputih #macro_captures #1001macro #macro_kings #galery_macro #macro_art_ind #electric_macro #macro_kingdom #macrophonephotography #my_world_of_natures #macro_champ #galery_macro #macro_photography #jabrmacro #macro_top #macro_world (di Bandung)