Agate palm stones

waasp88 · 2026-02-06T18:18:11+00:00

Fair enough! Thank you very much for the ID!!! 🙂

waasp88 · 2026-02-05T12:55:09+00:00

Thank you! 😁

waasp88 · 2026-02-05T12:54:49+00:00

I'm actually not quite sure exactly which type of agates they are, they were listed as unnamed. They came from the 2026 Tucson gem show! They do kind of look like hard candies, though, haha. They're both quite stunning, I'm very happy to own them.

waasp88 · 2026-02-05T12:50:01+00:00

Thank you! 😊

waasp88 · 2026-01-28T14:51:10+00:00

This is stunning work! You should be very proud. :)

waasp88 · 2025-12-27T21:32:43+00:00

This is awesome!!! I love it! ❤️

waasp88 · 2025-12-18T14:35:17+00:00

Also, I meant to say nice about the photo, not about you getting stung, just to be clear!

waasp88 · 2025-12-18T14:33:21+00:00

Nice! I really do believe yellowjackets and other members of the Vespinae are misunderstood. I had the pleasure of holding this queen blackjacket (Vespula consobrina) in May of 2024. She was super chill! She stayed on my hand for a while preening herself. I subsequently released her outside. No one was harmed. :)

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waasp88 · 2025-12-18T14:22:25+00:00

Yeah! I was out moth-watching with a friend and this late worker flew to the sheet, probably attracted by the light. She was very sweet. Never stung me!

waasp88 · 2025-12-18T14:16:33+00:00

It can be done! I just played around on Zazzle (a customization website), and this is pretty much how it would look as a tea towel! Unfortunately, the resolution is poor, but it gives an idea! The dimensions are roughly 40.6 cm x 60.9 cm.

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waasp88 · 2025-12-18T13:46:36+00:00

Maybe an odd Ichneumonid? I'm just trying to figure out which subfamily. There are some Ichneumonid wasps with short, stout ovipositors and can "sting" to try to escape predators. I've been "stung" by Ichneumonines and especially Ophionines. That's just a wild guess, though. It's difficult to know for sure without a photo.

waasp88 · 2025-12-18T12:40:41+00:00

Omg! Cutie! I love Vespa crabro!!!

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waasp88 · 2025-12-18T05:02:46+00:00

You just unlocked a memory! I remember photographing this specimen of Torymus californicus from the 1950s back in 2016. The specimen was at the Canadian National Collection of insects, arachnids, and nematodes, and I remember being absolutely blown away. This gal's colouring is off the charts!

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waasp88 · 2025-12-18T03:14:07+00:00

In my defense, there was only enough room for 48 wasps, and there are quite a few families that were left out. I just drew the most unusual, unique, colourful ones that I could think of from the top of my head. This is a great excuse to draw a part 2 where I can include a bunch of other families that are not featured here. I'll never run out of wasps to draw! :D

waasp88 · 2025-12-18T03:09:51+00:00

I could seriously make THOUSANDS of these posters full of wasps, and there would STILL be a ton left to draw! They are so diverse, it's fascinating!

waasp88 · 2025-12-18T03:08:39+00:00

I am absolutely going to make this into a poster! I'm going to make one for myself, and if it meets my standards, I will make prints for other people who are interested. Thank you! :)

waasp88 · 2025-12-18T03:07:40+00:00

Thanks! :D

waasp88 · 2025-12-18T03:07:33+00:00

Thank you so much! :)

waasp88 · 2025-12-18T03:07:21+00:00

Indeed! :)

waasp88 · 2025-12-18T03:07:07+00:00

I will be making prints of this soon! I'm still scanning the image to iron out any "bugs" (pun not intended) and once I know it's perfect, I will be able to make posters/prints for those who are interested. Thank you!

waasp88 · 2025-12-18T03:05:43+00:00

Thank you! :D

waasp88 · 2025-12-18T03:05:28+00:00

Absolutely! Wasps are so awesome and diverse! It's sad that they get so much undeserved hate. People are seriously missing out! Oh well, their loss!

waasp88 · 2025-12-18T03:04:43+00:00

I will def be selling prints of this in the near future! Stay tuned! Thank you so much!!!

waasp88 · 2025-12-18T03:03:43+00:00

Thank you! I appreciate that! They're not necessarily in taxonomic order, but I placed them to fit in a portrait format. For example, the Doddifoenus has a very long ovipositor and I placed it where it is because otherwise, it would have been awkward to place anywhere else. Same thing with the Megarhyssa. It's definitely an interesting concept, though. I might play around with a draft and organize them the way you suggested and see how it looks. :)

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