A Bramble Mason Wasp, Ancistrocerus adiabatus, seen in Taylor Creek Park, Toronto. All photos in this article are by Edward O’Connor.

Wasps Are Wonderful!

Monthly Challenge: Arthropods

Over the past summer, I became fascinated by flower-visiting wasps, especially the solitary kind that build individual nests, either by burrowing into the ground or by fashioning small mud-nests that they attach to plants or artificial constructions.

For one thing, these wasps are plentiful where I live in Toronto, Ontario. Throughout the summer and…