Blue Flower Wasp

Description

Wasp in blue flowers Australia is home to the common bug Scolia Soror, also known by the names hairy flower wasp, blue hairy flower wasp, black flower wasp, and blue flower wasp. It could get as long as 3 cm. The wings have an alluring blue gloss and are a Smokey black colour. Our cold climate garden’s wide variety of native plants draws a lot of insects. The antennae are fairly thick, and the wing lines do not extend to the ends of the wings. Blue Flower Wasps frequent our relatively cold garden from the middle of summer to the beginning of fall. They are striking, three-centimetre-long steely blue wasps that spend their time flying around, frequently very near to the ground, and eating on native floral plants.

Appearance

Australia is home to the common insect Austro Scolia Soror, often known as the blue hairy flower wasp, blue flower wasp, black flower wasp, or hairy flower wasp. It could get as long as 3 cm. The wings have an alluring blue gloss and are a Smokey black colour. The growing wasp larva is aware of which sections of a beetle grub to consume first to extend the grub’s life as much as possible, increasing the likelihood that the wasp larva will mature fully. According to what we’ve read, although female Blue Flower Wasps can sting people, they don’t often do so. A Blue Flower Wasp can sting you if you handle it carelessly, but they don’t protect its young.

Life Cycle

A worker wasp’s lifespan can range from 12 to 22 days, depending on the species, whereas a queen can live for up to a year. Female wasps tunnel into the soil after mating, paralyzing Beetlelarvae before laying an egg on the grub. The wasp larva is given breakfast, lunch, and dinner when the egg hatches. As parasitoids, blue flower wasps are. These insects gradually kill the host, generally near the conclusion of the larval stage. In contrast, parasites typically do not cause the death of their hosts.

Habits

When pastures or lawns are overrun with white grubs, particularly green June beetle grubs, blue-winged wasps are frequently seen flying overhead. Additionally, these wasps hunt for nectar on goldenrod blooms and other blooming plants. Rarely is it aggressive. Blue Flower Wasps frequent our relatively cold garden from the middle of summer to the beginning of fall. They are striking, steely-blue wasps that are just around three centimetres long and spend their time flying around, frequently close to the ground, feasting on native flowers.