Beat from isolated flowering acacia tree in creosote bush habitat, about 5 mm, collected. Also posted to BG here:
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1679236
Bizarre and beautiful wasp, about 5 mm, beat from lone tree in creosote bush habitat and collected. I was lost, not realizing that chalcidoids could get this big, but Ross Hill identified the subfamily - see BG link here:
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1668787
Should perhaps be identifiable to species eventually?
group of four. This is the same group as my other group posts. Unfortunately an off leash dog ran up to them, conflict ensued. Nothing major.