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Horntails, Wood Wasps and Sawflieswasp and borer beetle and water scorpion?
Hi,
I am sending a few photos to you for identification. The first is a wasp that seemed to be trying to lay eggs in a crevice in my shoe when I stopped to rest while hiking. Is that what it is doing? The beetle I assume to be some kind of tree eating critter but don’t know what kind. It was in mixed conifer forest in some mountains in AZ. The photo was taken when he landed on the window of my Jeep. And I am also sending a photo of what I believe you identified for someone else as a water scorpion. You mention that they bite, but we were handling them and they didn’t hurt us, perhaps we were very lucky! Thanks for your excellent website!
Amanda
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| Water Scorpion | Wood Wasp |
Hi Amanda,
We are currently experiencing difficulties receiving images, so we are looking through the archives for interesting photos. When your letter originally arrived, we were very busy with the start of fall semester and we did not get to answer many letters. Your Water Scorpion images from the genus Ranatra are quite spectacular. The wasp appears to be a Wood Wasp in the genus Urocerus, probably Urocerus californicus. Also, please forgive us for our delayed response.
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