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Oct 29, 2025 - Dufouriellus ater (Anthocoridae) found inside a nest of a grass-carrying wasp (Isodontia). Nymph. Swarthmore, PA.
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Gallery of parasitic wasps from the redbuds in my front yard | Colin Purrington's blog
Now that my eastern redbuds (Cercis canadensis) are pumping out thousands of pods each fall, I thought I’d start photographing the wasps that show up to...
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Getting rid of camel crickets | Colin Purrington's blog
Camel crickets (“sprickets”) feed on fungi that grow on damp basement walls. When they can’t find fungus they are reported to eat carpet, cardboard, wood, and...
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Dec 10, 2025 - Pair of Trypoxylon collinum at nest. Provisioning nest with paralyzed spiders. Swarthmore, PA.
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Dec 10, 2025 - Internal view of the cocoon of a grass carrying wasp (Isodontia sp.). Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
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Dec 11, 2025 - Houdini fly (Cacoxenus indagator). Swarthmore, PA.
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Dec 10, 2025 - Georgia mason bee (Osmia georgica). Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Jan 8, 2021 - Photographs by Colin Purrington
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Hymenoptera - Colin Purrington
Dec 10, 2025 - Monodontomerus larvae in nesting partition of a sculptured resin bee (Megachile sculpturalis). Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
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