I tried to identify this wasp-hornet thing by comparing it to other photos, but I couldn't find a good match so I don't know what it is. In any case, it can't stay where it is.
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Mom on Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:52:00 -0700
That's an interesting looking critter. We have several wasp nests of a more common variety under the porch eve..outside the kitchen window.
Mom on Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:14:56 -0700
Dad looked in his bug book and says it looks like a PSEUDOMASARUS VESPOIDES/mud wasp. They are common in the west.
vA on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:54:07 -0700
I still couldn't find a photo match, but it has to be something common like that. Wasps don't seem to be well represented in the photo galleries.
Dad on Sat, 30 Aug 2008 22:38:50 -0700
I think that wasp might be a Pseudomasarus vespoides, a type of mud wasp. Put that on an internet search, and you will find some good pictures.
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