6389 Central Alabama – Indoors @ about 73 degrees Fahrenheit – Evening hours. 2635 Chandalar Circle, Pelham, Alabama 35124 United States
Number 6389. This is an organ-pipe mud dauber wasp, Trypoxylon politum (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae); Click here for more detailed information.
6377 I found this bug flying along the inside of my kitchen window yesterday (June 1st 2019). I thought it might be a wasp but it wasn’t moving very fast unlike most wasps around this area. The weather here has been dry and about 20 deg daytime highs for the past week. Any idea what it is? Warmly, Vera. 4217 Capilano Rd, North Vancouver, BC V7R4J6 Canada
Number 6377. This is an ichneumon wasp (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). These all are parasitic on other arthropods, mainly other insects. They are not venomous and are harmless to humans.
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