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Is this a flying ant of some kind? - Ammophila - female
Copyright © 2007 sharon55

Is this a flying ant of some kind? - Ammophila - Female
roseburg, Oregon, douglas County, Oregon, USA
July 11, 2007
This insect had very large black pinchers on the front of its head. It was going in and out of the hole it dug in the ground. It was around 1 to 1 1/2" long.

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Is this a flying ant of some kind? - Ammophila - female Is this a flying ant of some kind? - Ammophila - female
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Contributed by sharon55 on 12 July, 2007 - 12:01am
Last updated 14 October, 2007 - 8:46am

Ammophila
thread-waisted caterpillar hunter
… John S. Ascher, 12 July, 2007 - 12:30am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks so much
Ive never seen anything like this before but It was real interesting watching it make this burrow.
… sharon55, 12 July, 2007 - 7:34am login or register to post comments

 
Common in dry habitats.
These wasps (several species in the genus in Oregon) are usually pretty common in dry areas. At least one species gets even larger than this one!
… Eric R. Eaton, 12 July, 2007 - 1:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Do they sting like a regular
Do they sting like a regular wasp?
… sharon55, 12 July, 2007 - 2:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Only if you directly harass i
Only if you directly harass it and make contact most people that get stung by solitary wasps either accidentally step on them or were trying to grab them.
… Tleilaxu, 13 July, 2007 - 6:25pm login or register to post comments

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