I need some help here. One of my co-workers says this is a hornet...I disagree based on the size and total lack of aggression, but don't have any idea what it is.

Here's a brief description of what we know:

Picture taken in Northwest Louisiana
About 2.5-3 inches long.
Between the size of a dime or nickel in diameter
No visible stinger
Was by itself
Did not see a nest
Totally UNaggressive.

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Post it again using the BBC code tags and we'll have a looksee.

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But was it giving you funny looks?
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I don't recall ever seeing anything like that with those stripes on it's body.

Tough call.

Obviously it "looks" tough, but I actually captured it in a jar before taking these pics but released it because those pictures looked crappy....didn't even bother to fly away....just buzzed around a bit then went back to the same bush.

Not once did it try to attack me or even make me think it was being aggressive. In fact, it really acted as though I was no threat at all....

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Tough call.

Obviously it "looks" tough, but I actually captured it in a jar before taking these pics but released it because those pictures looked crappy....didn't even bother to fly away....just buzzed around a bit then went back to the same bush.

Not once did it try to attack me or even make me think it was being aggressive. In fact, it really acted as though I was no threat at all....

Well, now we know it's crazy....

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Tough call.

Obviously it "looks" tough, but I actually captured it in a jar before taking these pics but released it because those pictures looked crappy....didn't even bother to fly away....just buzzed around a bit then went back to the same bush.

Not once did it try to attack me or even make me think it was being aggressive. In fact, it really acted as though I was no threat at all....

Well, now we know it's crazy....

heh.... :)

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It looks suspiciously like the a Cicada Killer. Size and description are bout right. They are not normally part of a collective and hunt alone.

Here is one link: Cicada Killer *no pics.

Pic:
Cicada Killer

Maybe?

It looks suspiciously like the a Cicada Killer. Size and description are bout right. They are not normally part of a collective and hunt alone.

Here is one link: Cicada Killer *no pics.

Pic:
Cicada Killer

Maybe?

Whoa...

I think we have a winner...

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How he came up with an answer that fast is beyond me......I think he has special powers.....

Bugs, Bugging or just being Buggy is a sort of specialty of mine. However the intended result is that I am bumped up to Nuisance from Troll Follower.

It has not met with success.

Bugs, Bugging or just being Buggy is a sort of specialty of mine. However the intended result is that I am bumped up to Nuisance from Troll Follower.

It has not met with success.

Keep working at it.....I didn't even make the damned list...I've disappointed myself yet again. I think I'm going to start stocking up on sleeping pills.

BrainSmashR - great Website SIr

/ How to Identify Cicada Killer Wasps . . .

"Cicada Killer Wasps are considered to be large insects and can reach 1.6 to 1.7 inches in length.
They have black body with a yellow line painted across middle par of the body as well as on rear
segments of Killer Wasp. Its head is colored red or ruby with yellowish wings and legs. Female Wasp
is smaller in size but has all of the same characteristics are male Cicada Killer Wasp'

"Borrows may be identified in sandy soil that covers banks, hills as well as driveways and patio.
They also nest in planters, flower beds, ground cover and etc... Nests are usually as six inches
deep, going down vertically and then making a horizontal turn. You can see these nests as hole with
U or L-shaped earth particles positioned next to the burrow entrance."

"On this picuture you can see male and female Cicada Killer Wasps side by side with female on the left
and male on the right side."



http://wasp.cicadayear.com/article.aspx?pageId=28

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