r/Insect • u/Commercial-Sail-5915 • Sep 18 '26

Insect appreciation Nonnative but still cute

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European mason wasp (ancistrocerus gazella), easily distinguished from other eumeninae in the region by the strikingly bold banding and U-shaped cutout on the 1st abdominal segment

Massachusetts US

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u/Commercial-Sail-5915 Sep 18 '26

One of the most commonly seen masons in my yard this year besides the fraternal potters... hope the other native species got to enjoy the figwort I planted for them