http://waspstorm.darkbb.com/other-solitary-wasps-f9/-t1.htm Talk about other solitary wasps and their care. (Such as Cicada Killers and Velvet Ants) Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:42:38 GMT 10 http://illiweb.com/fa/bbtech/logo.jpg http://waspstorm.darkbb.com/other-solitary-wasps-f9/-t1.htm http://waspstorm.darkbb.com/other-solitary-wasps-f9/dasymutilla-t24.htm Pulk D. sackenii video http://www.flickr.com/photos/pulk/2484791447/ D. gloriosa Other Solitary Wasps Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:42:38 GMT http://waspstorm.darkbb.com/other-solitary-wasps-f9/dasymutilla-t24.htm#134 http://waspstorm.darkbb.com/other-solitary-wasps-f9/dasymutilla-t24.htm http://waspstorm.darkbb.com/other-solitary-wasps-f9/couple-unid-ds-t22.htm Pulk I don't know if all of these are in the right section. mutiliids(?) scoliid Other Solitary Wasps Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:40:16 GMT http://waspstorm.darkbb.com/other-solitary-wasps-f9/couple-unid-ds-t22.htm#132 http://waspstorm.darkbb.com/other-solitary-wasps-f9/couple-unid-ds-t22.htm http://waspstorm.darkbb.com/other-solitary-wasps-f9/trioxys-pallidus-t7.htm IHeartMantids Just wanted to share a bit about the only Hymenopteran I see at work . . . These guys are a cool tiny parasitic wasp that specialize in aphids. The female lays her eggs in young aphids and the larvae develop inside -- eventually the aphid dies and turns into a swollen dried husk while the larva develops and pupates. I've seen a female laying eggs before. It's really cool to watch -- she'll wander around a leaf, tapping with her antennae until she finds an aphid, then she just sticks ... Other Solitary Wasps Fri, 23 May 2008 14:05:15 GMT http://waspstorm.darkbb.com/other-solitary-wasps-f9/trioxys-pallidus-t7.htm#68 http://waspstorm.darkbb.com/other-solitary-wasps-f9/trioxys-pallidus-t7.htm