A spider wasp dragged its paralyzed prey into a narrow crevice to feed its larvae.

A potter wasp carefully sealed the mud nest entrance to protect her larvae.

A mason wasp sealed the last cell of the nest with a careful dab of mud before flying away.

A gall wasp laid its eggs in an oak bud, and the larvae later formed a round gall that drained the tree's nutrients.

Euro-wasps swarmed around the picnic table, forcing us to move our lunch indoors.

A sand wasp carried a paralyzed caterpillar back to its burrow beneath the dune.

A fig wasp entered the fig through its ostiole to lay eggs, completing a remarkable mutualism between insect and tree.

Wood wasps bored into the damp firewood overnight, leaving thin tunnels packed with sawdust.

A wood wasp left an oval hole in the fallen log where it had laid its eggs.

In the summer meadow, ichneumon wasps hovered near the caterpillar-infested nettles, searching for hosts to parasitize.