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Category: Hymenoptera (Wasps, Ants, Bees)

Sirex varipes

October 7, 2022 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

When I first saw this wasp resting on a Western Hemlock (which I might not have even noticed if I…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Hymenoptera (Wasps, Ants, Bees), Plants, Sirex, Siricidae, Species Profiles

Sphex ichneumoneus (Great Golden Digger Wasp)

August 10, 2022 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

This is the biggest wasp I’ve ever seen! My friend Craig Sondergaard reminded me that we found Sphex ichneumoneus once in Klickitat…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Hymenoptera (Wasps, Ants, Bees), Insecta, Species Profiles, Sphecidae, Sphex Filed under: Great Golden Digger Wasp, Sphex ichneumoneus

Isodontia elegans (Elegant Grass Carrying Wasp)

August 2, 2022 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

I want to thank my friend Craig Sondergaard for this profile. He still works medical transportation, the same job I…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Hymenoptera (Wasps, Ants, Bees), Insecta, Plants, Species Profiles, Sphecidae Filed under: Elegant Grass Carrying Wasp, Isodontia elegans

Dolichovespula arenaria

May 2, 2022 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

For anyone who wonders about my hiatus from writing profiles, I discuss it in the blog ‘Refocusing in Retirement’. This…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Dolichovespula, Hymenoptera (Wasps, Ants, Bees), Insecta, Plants, Species Profiles, Vespidae Filed under: Dolichovespula arenaria

Agapostemon texanus (Texas Striped Sweat Bee)

February 1, 2022 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

One hot day last August I was walking through the local cemetery looking for bugs and I saw several good…

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Posted in: Agapostemon, Animals, Arthropoda, Halictidae, Hymenoptera (Wasps, Ants, Bees), Insecta, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Agapostemon texanus, Texas Striped Sweat Bee

Bembix americana

September 1, 2021 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

Proving the adage that habitat is where you find it, I found these very cool members of the wasp family…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Bembix, Crabronidae, Hymenoptera (Wasps, Ants, Bees), Insecta, Species Profiles Filed under: Bembix americana

Vespula alascensis (Alaska Yellowjacket)

October 24, 2020 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

For many decades the Alaska Yellowjacket was considered to be the same species as the European Vespula vulgaris, although there…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Hymenoptera (Wasps, Ants, Bees), Insecta, Species Profiles, Vespidae, Vespula Filed under: Alaska Yellowjacket, Vespula alascensis

Vespula pensylvanica (Western Yellowjacket)

October 23, 2020 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

Despite all of the bad press they garner with foraging forays into backyard barbecues, Vespula pensylvanica is a very useful…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Hymenoptera (Wasps, Ants, Bees), Insecta, Plants, Species Profiles, Vespidae, Vespula Filed under: Vespula pensylvanica, Western Yellowjacket

Tapinoma sessile (Odorous House Ant)

October 4, 2020 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

The Odorous House Ant is yet another insect which invades our homes in autumn. Their common name comes from an…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Formicidae (Ants), Hymenoptera (Wasps, Ants, Bees), Insecta, Plants, Species Profiles, Tapinoma Filed under: Odorous House Ant, Tapinoma sessile

Bombus vosnesenskii (Yellow-faced Bumble Bee)

September 1, 2020 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

This is one of the most common bumble bees on the west side of the PNW. It is fairly large,…

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Posted in: Animals, Apidae (Bees), Arthropoda, Bombus, Hymenoptera (Wasps, Ants, Bees), Insecta, Species Profiles Filed under: Bombus vosnesenskii, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee

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