Toltec Potter Wasp, Parazumia tolteca. Texas.
Mre. Dartigen [maker mode]
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Finally got some photos of Australia’s “blue ant”, Diamma bicolor, which is not an ant at all but a shockingly large metallic blue thynnid wasp, wingless and solitary, that hunts mole crickets. Been meaning to shoot this thing for years.
#Thynnidae #Hymenoptera #Diamma #Insects #australianwildlife
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Finally got some photos of Australia’s “blue ant”, Diamma bicolor, which is not an ant at all but a shockingly large metallic blue thynnid wasp, wingless and solitary, that hunts mole crickets. Been meaning to shoot this thing for years.
#Thynnidae #Hymenoptera #Diamma #Insects #australianwildlife
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Isaac Freeman
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EEK!! A live hornet nest has just been found (and destroyed) in Auckland. This is a big species of stinging wasp. We really don't want these to establish.
Please keep an extra careful eye out for unusual wasps, especially if you're in the Auckland area.
You can post photos on iNaturalist NZ (iNaturalist app or iNaturalist.nz website) if you're not sure what species you've got. If you are sure, please don't delay and call Biosecurity NZ straight away at 0800 809 966 or use their online reporting tool at report.mpi.govt.nz/pest/.
https://www.mpi.govt.nz/news/media-releases/public-urged-to-look-out-for-hornets-in-auckland
EEK!! A live hornet nest has just been found (and destroyed) in Auckland. This is a big species of stinging wasp. We really don't want these to establish.
Please keep an extra careful eye out for unusual wasps, especially if you're in the Auckland area.
You can post photos on iNaturalist NZ (iNaturalist app or iNaturalist.nz website) if you're not sure what species you've got. If you are sure, please don't delay and call Biosecurity NZ straight away at 0800 809 966 or use their online reporting tool at report.mpi.govt.nz/pest/.
https://www.mpi.govt.nz/news/media-releases/public-urged-to-look-out-for-hornets-in-auckland