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neefman East Bridgewater, MA Jul 22, 2010

This isn't the best photo, sorry. This guy was all black with some iridescent color as well.

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SusanLouise Lincoln, NE(Zone 5b) Jul 22, 2010

Hello Neefman,

We have those here too...all over our milkweed we have for the Monarchs...
Here's the info you want...
Great Black Wasp (Sphex pensylvanicus)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphex_pensylvanicus
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/18/blue-mud-wasp-or-cricket-wasp/

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hemlady Melvindale, MI(Zone 5a) Jul 22, 2010

We have them here in Michigan too and they love the flowers on my catmint.

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neefman East Bridgewater, MA Jul 22, 2010

Thank you both. :)

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luvdembugs Waterbury, CT Jul 23, 2010

so this is the same thing? this one has red on it. ive also seen all black like the one pictured as well as all reddish/rust

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hemlady Melvindale, MI(Zone 5a) Jul 23, 2010

The ones I see are all black with an almost blueish cast to them.

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sherriseden Bloomington, IN(Zone 6a) Jul 24, 2010

Does anyone know what this bug is? I think it just showed up this year, or maybe I've just noticed it. I see it sometimes in the soil, on its back or side, slowly waving its arms (for lack of knowing what the appendages are called) around. This one was sitting on a leaf of one of my brunneras. Its not aggressive . . . in fact, it seems very slow. In the spring, I saw one as I was digging slowly waving its arms as other bugs sort of swarmed around it. Very weird!

Oops - I'm sorry! I meant to post this on the forum, not in a thread!

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