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Wasp swarm? - female
Copyright © 2012 Amy Goodman

Wasp swarm? - Female
Seminole, Seminole County, Oklahoma, USA
November 20, 2012
Pulling in the trash bin this morning I realized there was just hundreds of these little wasps flying along the ground in a large area. I was wondering about their ID and their behavior. It's unseasonably warm today as well.
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Contributed by Amy Goodman on 20 November, 2012 - 10:33am

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Appears to be a male of Cryptini, and I would speculate that there might have been one or more females about to emerge that might have been attracting the males.

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… Bob Carlson, 20 November, 2012 - 10:34am login or register to post comments

 
Would the females appear different?
I got a few blurry pictures of some similar wasps without the yellow triangle on the back that were among the group...
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If
If my identification is correct, the females would have a fairly long ovipositor.
… Bob Carlson, 20 November, 2012 - 2:07pm login or register to post comments

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