Posted by wobbly on August 31, 2002 at 22:06:38:
In Reply to: Would someone please tell me what these are posted by dalle on August 31, 2002 at 15:51:38:
:Have giant salvia that the bees love, but just the last few days am seeing "wasps" I've never seen before. They have black wings with white dots. Their body is dark blue with white dots, and the stinger-end of the body is bright red. They're really beautiful, but not knowing what they are and how agressive or dangerous they are makes me nervous.
This sounds like a species of the Scolidae family of wasps.
Try looking them up in an insect guide and see if any pictures look similar. If these wasps are Scolids they are not very aggressive. They are solitary hunting wasps and take lots of provacation to sting but they can pack a whallop! Scolids are nothing to be concerned about. If you can post a picture I would be better able to identify your wasp. Hope this helps.
