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Wasp - any insect of the order Hymenoptera and suborder Apocrita that is neither a bee nor an ant. Almost every pest insect species has at least one wasp species that preys upon it or parasitizes it, making wasps critically important in natural control of their numbers, or natural biocontrol. Parasitic wasps are increasingly used in agricultural pest control as they prey mostly on pest insects and have little impact on crops. Wikipedia: Wasp
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Baby wasp was the first wasp that I fed.
16:22 UTC
cricket hunter wasps? i think? pls help
Hi All!
We just moved into this house some time in August, and we have had these insects trickle in since then. We have had at least 50 since we moved, and they normally don't live very long. They die by the window trying to escape to the light, and we never see more than two/three alive at a time. We've heard the same thing from the same insect company with no real solution. They're cricket hunter wasps, They are harmless, and we have to tough it out because they die off anyway. They're trying to bring their queen to safety and warmth, but I am extremely tired of these things and the company didn't even tell us where they are coming in from. They are very localized to the master bathroom and my room, and I don't know what to do. I don't wanna wait it out honestly they gross me out so much and their buzzing makes me wanna gag LOL. Any advice? pls
23:08 UTC
I need help IDing this wasp (southeast Brazil)
15:42 UTC
Wasps Reused Old Nest?
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Wasps Reused Old Nest?
21:45 UTC
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20:36 UTC
can y'all help me identify this wasp(southeast Brazil)
18:51 UTC
Parasitic Wasp Cocoons that JUMP
20:54 UTC
I have just found 8 dead wasps on my bedroom window sill/the floor right in front. window has been closed since i last saw no wasps until now. does anyone know why?
15:07 UTC
Wasp randomly revived in my apartment
Just an odd tale for you all, and I'm curious if you have any insight.
A couple of weeks ago as I was cleaning my apartment, I noticed an unmoving, presumably dead wasp behind a shelf. I meant to dispose of it but got distracted by other tasks and it was left there.
Today, it's below freezing outside, and the wasp suddenly revived and began wandering around, even slightly lifting itself up/buzzing. I would have liked to release it outside, but it would simply be a death sentence in this weather. And now it's stopped moving again, so I suppose it may again be dead, but I am worried that if I disrupt it again it will revive and start buzzing around my bedroom.
It's a beautiful creature, but obviously I couldn't keep it as a pet, even if I wasn't also pretty sure it was dead. I supposed it would be most merciful to kill it, but unfortunately, I am inept at catching bugs and I don't really want to smush it somewhere either. Anyone have any advice? I suppose my current plan is to just let it be for a while longer until I'm 1000% sure it's dead and then throw it outside.
16:31 UTC
Interesting Solitary Wasp I found
I have no idea what species it is, iNaturalist suggested the Eutanyacra genus however.
Texas, USA.
06:11 UTC
Beautiful paper wasp rescued from drowing
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Emerald wasp
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Pretty wasp
19:45 UTC
People who hate wasps vs people who like them
18:51 UTC
Wasps swarming photo
Best picture i can get of the wasps from my previous post. You can clearly see the banded one to the left. One swarm seems to be coming from my neighbors tree and the other from somewhere beyond the other side of my house but they were having a ranger on my porch lamp as shown in the previous video
00:47 UTC
North Texas what is going on with these Wasps?
My wife walked out to get packages and wandered into some kind of swarming? They keep pulling each other off the light and going back up to it and pulling off even looking like they're stinging to do so. It doesn't appear they're entering and exiting the light although I have a good pile of smaller dead bugs in there i probably need to clean out. I usually leave the light on and turned it off to see if it would affect the behavior but it did not.
21:23 UTC
Found a wasp
found a wasp in my house and took it out, but it wasn't flying so i gave it a blueberry and it was eating it (very cutely). I checked on it this morning and it was gone so I think it's okay.
00:18 UTC
Is anyone able to identify based on the nest? (New England)
Found a massive nest growing on our home. Height is around 2-3 feet.
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