Trying to ID a big @$$ gnarly looking wasp
Unfortunately I haven't been able to catch one to take a pic of that I can post
Have only seen 3
2 within the last few weeks & 1 today
Threw a flower pot over the 1 I saw today
But it got out before I was able to find something to catch it in
I wasn't even thinking of trying to grabbing it by hand / LOL
Honestly NOT even coming close to over exaggerating
They have to be at least if not pushing 3in. long
Solid black body with bright red wings
I'm blind as a bat & saw it crawling across the grass from like 20 feet away
The bright red wings really stick out
The only thing I can think of is a Tarantula Hawk / Pepsis Wasp???
But as far as I know they're Not local
I live in Long Beach / Carson / 90810 area
For a reference point I live about 10 - 15 minutes inland from the Queen Mary
I May Be Wrong
But I've seen Tarantula Hawks before
&
They didn't seem to have the blueish purple tint to the body & the wings seemed to be a lot more red then any T Hawk I've seen
I did get a pretty good look at the 1 I tried catching today
But again I may be wrong / a bit off on the body coloration ???
But a T Hawk is best guess I can come up with
Although as far as I know they're NOT a local Sp. ???
Are There T Hawks In The Coastal SoCal Area ???
I can't think of any local Ts or large spiders that they would/could lay their larvae in???
If I can catch one I'll defiantly post pics
Unfortunately I haven't been able to catch one to take a pic of that I can post
Have only seen 3
2 within the last few weeks & 1 today
Threw a flower pot over the 1 I saw today
But it got out before I was able to find something to catch it in
I wasn't even thinking of trying to grabbing it by hand / LOL
Honestly NOT even coming close to over exaggerating
They have to be at least if not pushing 3in. long
Solid black body with bright red wings
I'm blind as a bat & saw it crawling across the grass from like 20 feet away
The bright red wings really stick out
The only thing I can think of is a Tarantula Hawk / Pepsis Wasp???
But as far as I know they're Not local
I live in Long Beach / Carson / 90810 area
For a reference point I live about 10 - 15 minutes inland from the Queen Mary
I May Be Wrong
But I've seen Tarantula Hawks before
&
They didn't seem to have the blueish purple tint to the body & the wings seemed to be a lot more red then any T Hawk I've seen
I did get a pretty good look at the 1 I tried catching today
But again I may be wrong / a bit off on the body coloration ???
But a T Hawk is best guess I can come up with
Although as far as I know they're NOT a local Sp. ???
Are There T Hawks In The Coastal SoCal Area ???
I can't think of any local Ts or large spiders that they would/could lay their larvae in???
If I can catch one I'll defiantly post pics