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Asked June 29, 2025, 6:15 PM EDT

2 inch long or more black 3 segmented flyiing wasp??? With 4 inch ovipositor?? Help!!

Hennepin County Minnesota

Expert Response

Thank you for writing. Without a picture, I can only guess, Digger Wasp, https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/294007

Blue Mud Dauber https://apps.extension.umn.edu/garden/diagnose/insect/general-curiosity-insects/flies/medium/bluemuddauber.html
Great black wasp https://apps.extension.umn.edu/garden/diagnose/insect/general-curiosity-insects/flies/large/greatblackwasp.html

or something else

Steve Miles, Hennepin County MN (I am a human being, not a bot or AI) Replied June 29, 2025, 7:14 PM EDT

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