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Orange and black...wasp? No idea.
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Orange and black...wasp? No idea.
Elma, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA
May 6, 2017
Size: About an inch
Found inside a freshly felled apple tree with a rotted out center. They were inactive at first but started checking out the logs after a few minutes. Thought they were wasps at first but the picture made me think otherwise, really not sure what it is. Lived here all my life and never seen this before.
Contributed by Dragoran on 6 May, 2017 - 8:17pm
Last updated 17 July, 2017 - 9:09am

Crane Fly
Maybe something in this neighborhood:



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… Ken Wolgemuth, 6 May, 2017 - 8:43pm

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