wasps – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Common Eastern Velvet Ant Images

By Mia McPherson|July 18th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Common Eastern Velvet Ants, Sebastian County|Tags: adult, Common Eastern Velvet Ant, cow killer, Dasymutilla occidentalis, Dusty Miller, female, flowers, garden, male, parasitoid wasp, parasitoid wasps, Senecio cineraria, summer, urban, wasp, wasps, yard|

Yesterday, I took Common Eastern Velvet Ant images in Steve Creek's yard after seeing one of them on what I believe are Dusty Miller plants in his garden.

Aerial Yellowjacket Nest In The Wasatch Mountains

By Mia McPherson|October 11th, 2023|Categories: Aerial Yellowjackets, Summit County, Utah, Video, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: Aerial Yellowjacket, Aerial Yellowjackets, alpine creek, autumn, canyon, Common Aerial Yellowjacket, Dolichovespula, Dolichovespula arenaria, fall, fall colors, insects, leaves, montains, nest, riparian habitat, video, wasp, wasps, yellowjacket, yellowjacket nest, yellowjackets|

I first found and photographed this Aerial Yellowjacket nest in August, high in the Wasatch Mountains. Now that the leaves have fallen, I can see it better.

West Desert Tarantula-hawk Wasp

By Mia McPherson|October 5th, 2023|Categories: Thisbe's Tarantula-hawk Wasps, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: canyon, insects, mountains, Pepsis thisbe, rabbitbrush, sky island mountains, summer, Tarantula-hawk Wasp, Tarantula-hawk Wasps, Thisbe's Tarantula-hawk Wasp, wasp, wasps|

I've been meaning to share this Tarantula-hawk Wasp photo that I took in the West Desert of Utah for about a year, and today is as good a day as any.