Beachgoers hurried out of the water when they spotted sea wasps drifting near the shore.

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

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

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

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

A leaf wasp chewed a narrow trench along the edge of the rose leaf, leaving a translucent skeleton behind.

A cuckoo wasp laid its egg in the nest of a solitary bee, relying on the host to raise its young.

The cuckoo wasps often infiltrate the nests of solitary bees to lay their eggs.

A paper wasp carefully rebuilt its gray, papery nest after the storm, and I watched from the window.

Fig wasps enter the small ostioles of figs to lay eggs, enabling pollination and mutual survival.