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Danerbananer May 24, 2015

A friend of mine had this guy land on her stroller here in Abbotsford, BC Canada. I've never seen anything like it and can't find anything like it. It's was big (over an inch long).

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themoonhowl Prairieville, LA(Zone 9a) May 25, 2015

Looks to be a digger wasp, Sphecius species, commonly called a Cicada killer wasp.
The female is equipped with a stinger, but I can not tell from the picture. Being in BC, I think it is Sphecius grandis.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/167612/bgimage

This message was edited May 25, 2015 8:44 AM

I stand corrected. and defer to Flap's expert eye.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND May 25, 2015

This is an elm sawfly, it is in an entirely different suborder (Symphyta) than wasps, hornets, etc.
http://www.pbase.com/jewelwing/image/127322453

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