Gosh, I keep seeing new creatures in my garden! This one was quite scary and I thought it was a hornet – not that I would know, never having seen a hornet. Nevertheless, I took photos of this huge black and gold wasp. The first few images were a bit shaky!
the Campsomeris species is identified by its kidney-shaped eyes
Reading up on it later, I discovered it is a hairy flower wasp, a solitary fellow and a nectar drinker. They are not aggressive as they have no nest to defend. The female is designed to dig and the larvae feeds inside a paralysed host – usually a beetle grub. Yuk.
hairy flower wasp on clover blossom
Nikon D3000, on auto
The fringes on its body remind me of those flapper dresses of the 1920s. I’ve seen pictures, I’m not that old!
Thanks for looking! ❤
Christine R 
Extraordinary pictures…..superb. the wasps look rather scary though!
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Thanks BeckyB. Though my heart was in my mouth, I could not resist something new to photograph! Thanks for dropping by.
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Yeah, we’ve ALL seen the same pictures. I wonder why mother nature dresses some of her creatures in such costumes, surely the fringes have no benefit to the wasp.
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It’s nature’s way to make pollinators, Sue, and the hairs would collect pollen, no doubt. And I find the hairy legs quite comical!
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of course, didn’t think of that
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Dapper is a good description. Wow. Great details visible. Thanks, Christie. ❤
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Thanks Tess, Dapper is apt. 🙂
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😀 😀 😀
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