Wasp ID

[piskieinboots]

Can anyone identify this Wasp type? They appear to be living like Solitary Bees; single occupancy holes in the ground as we have several openings outside our front door.



Sorry, the pic appears quite small here.

[Chris11]

Could be a Field Digger wasp?

[Mr Bones]

Looks like the one I watched searching along under the sills until it found a spider which it duffed up and dragged into a hole, presumably to feed to its' young.

[Snoop Puss]

Scoliid wasp.

Handy to have in a garden. This from Wikipedia: "Scoliid wasps act as important biocontrol agents, as many of the beetles they parasitize are pests".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoliidae

We have them here. Apparently they can sting, but they're not in the least bit aggressive. They're among the good guys in my view.