Sphecidae (Thread-waisted wasps)

CHP: Traffic Hazard at 3500 Highway 96 E Sis 35.00 2:26 p.m.
APD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/arcata/2025/oct/25/#incident-1103129">UNWANTED SUBJECT &#8212; 1500 block of GIUNTOLI LN 1:37 p.m.
CHP: Vehicle Crash Reported on Highway 101 North of Humboldt Redwoods State Park, No Injuries Reported 1:22 p.m.
CHP: Animal Hazard at 7500 Highway 101 S Men 75.00 1:18 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/oct/25/#incident-1103128">DISTURBANCE &#8212; 400 block of THIRD ST 1:11 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/oct/25/#incident-1103127">PARKING VIOLATION &#8212; 2300 block of SPRING ST 1:04 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/oct/25/#incident-1103125">KEEP THE PEACE &#8212; 1700 block of FOURTH ST 12:58 p.m.

Isodontia elegans. Photo: (c) matthew_wills, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

The Sphecidae are a cosmopolitan family of parasitoidal wasps that includes sand wasps, mud daubers, and other thread-waisted wasps.

Subfamily: Sceliphrinae (Mud-dauber wasps and allies)

Subfamily: Sphecinae