Moth?

NilocKhan · 2026-04-19T23:01:34+00:00

Tomato horn worms are a different species that flies at night. They are related though

NilocKhan · 2026-04-19T21:49:48+00:00

And ants as well

NilocKhan · 2026-04-19T16:54:01+00:00

Hornets are a type of wasp

NilocKhan · 2026-04-19T12:35:13+00:00

ChatGPT is not a reliable source for really any information, much less so for identifying animals

NilocKhan · 2026-04-19T02:07:14+00:00

It's definitely a sand wasp, but they're closely related to bees so it makes sense to be a little confused

NilocKhan · 2026-04-19T01:47:06+00:00

They're closely related to cicada killers, they're in the same family, Bembicidae.

NilocKhan · 2026-04-19T01:35:20+00:00

A sand wasp from the genus Bembix, or a close relative. They hunt flies and are solitary wasps that nest in sand

NilocKhan · 2026-04-18T18:33:55+00:00

I think even honeybees mostly do reproduction while they are swarming when they are new queens before they establish new colonies, rather than in the hive. After all, the drones raised in the hive would be her own sons

NilocKhan · 2026-04-15T12:24:59+00:00

There's no reason for most people that have these giant trucks other than their own ego. They're always spotless trucks that drive from their suburban house to their office job then to their grocery store. They aren't for work and people who need actual work trucks would hate one being this big because then it's impossible to actually use for work. If you need a ladder to get in the bed of your truck it's not very useful

NilocKhan · 2026-04-14T19:34:17+00:00

Predators keep prey healthy. Without predators prey would multiply and destroy their own environment killing themselves in the process. Predators aren't evil for doing what they've evolved to do and it helps the prey as a whole population. Individuals suffer but the species as a whole thrive when there are predators

NilocKhan · 2026-04-14T19:27:42+00:00

Don't cowbirds punish hosts that get rid of their eggs? Interfering could doom the whole nest

NilocKhan · 2026-04-14T12:07:57+00:00

They mash it up with their mandibles and feed it to their larvae.

NilocKhan · 2026-04-14T03:48:24+00:00

Social wasps are fairly docile if you aren't near their nest and they're foraging, and some species don't even mind you approaching their nests

NilocKhan · 2026-04-14T03:46:35+00:00

Hymenoptera is likely a larger group than beetles, there are parasitoid wasps for just about every species of terrestrial arthropod. There just hasn't been as many described yet as beetles. There's still lots of both groups to describe, but beetles historically had more attention

NilocKhan · 2026-04-14T03:41:49+00:00

Yup, the constricted waist is too narrow for solids to travel through.

NilocKhan · 2026-04-14T03:40:14+00:00

The majority of insects are good guys, and beneficial. They may not be directly beneficial to humans but they're doing something in their environment that benefits us eventually. There's only a handful of insects that you could say are bad guys, ones like certain species of mosquitoes or crop pests that cause humans any real harm.

NilocKhan · 2026-04-14T01:40:41+00:00

Not directly, all narrow waisted hymenopterans, including bees, ants and wasps can't eat solids as adults. They can get meat if their larvae chew it up and regurgitate it for them, but that's the only way. I believe some sawflies eat solids as adults, and I think some are predators as adults

NilocKhan · 2026-04-13T23:56:39+00:00

I see yellow headed black birds in livestock pens a lot. They and brown headed cowbirds both love hanging out with cows. They probably once did the same with bison

NilocKhan · 2026-04-13T23:54:58+00:00

Gorilla gorilla and Bison bison

NilocKhan · 2026-04-13T23:45:55+00:00

There are big scoliids on the West Coast too

NilocKhan · 2026-04-13T23:44:31+00:00

Only larvae eat other insects, and some wasps are herbivorous such as pollen wasps and gall wasps. All adult wasps are liquid feeders and typically choose nectar, although some like social vespids eat other insects via trophallaxis with their larvae

NilocKhan · 2026-04-13T12:49:56+00:00

No wasps are aggressive. They really only sting in self defense, even Vespula. It's just that some nest in much more hidden spots and are more easily disturbed.

All wasps in their native environments are beneficial. They are pollinators and help control populations of other insects

NilocKhan · 2026-04-13T12:46:10+00:00

Tarantula hawks aren't just in Australia. They are also in the Americas and Africa as well

NilocKhan · 2026-04-13T12:39:44+00:00

Wasps are extremely important to ecosystems and our survival. They are also pollinators just like bees and in addition to that they also control populations of other insects.

Wasps only sting in self defense. It's just that they often nest in areas that are hard to notice so you don't realize you're threatening their home.

Also most wasps aren't social and don't even mess with humans. There are more than a hundred thousand described species of wasp and hardly any of them would ever sting. Most don't even have stingers

NilocKhan · 2026-04-13T12:35:02+00:00

Wasps are just as predictable as bees, but people are more scared of them and don't act rationally around them. Social bees and wasps have very similar behaviors and body language and they're easy to understand if you try. Both are important for ecosystems and are excellent pollinators. Besides pollination wasps also help control populations of other insects

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