I stumbled upon these insects last year at Marman beach. Curious, I checked up wikipedia and wow! we have some fascinating creatures here. Apparently they behave in robot-like manner in their nesting behavior and were cited in philosophical arguments.
I went back to take more pictures but they aren’t there anymore. I guess I would have to wait until their next mating season.
As luck would have it. They are found in large numbers as in last week (28 Feb). You can photograph them in mid flight like what one of my party member did. Sort of aerial and macro photography rolled into one.
Photo by Kelvin Tan.
These wasps are natural agents in the control of grubs in the soil. These digger wasps do not sting people unless they are aggravated or captured by hand. Spare them by not complaining to Nparks who will dispatch foggers to annihilate them. Fogging is done indiscriminately in Singapore to control dengue fever and is doing serious damage to other insects and animals that feed on them.
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