Sphecidae (Thread-waisted wasps)

CHP: Traffic Hazard at Highway 101 S and Palmer Blvd Offramp 8:06 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/mar/03/#incident-1019720">TRAFFIC STOP &#8212; 4900 Block of UNION ST 8:02 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/mar/03/#incident-1019719">VEHICLE INVESTIGATION &#8212; 1900 Block of TRUESDALE ST 8 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/mar/03/#incident-1019726">TRAFFIC STOP &#8212; 800 Block of W HARRIS ST 7:53 p.m.
CHP: Traffic Hazard at Clam Beach Dr and Little River Dr 7:50 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/mar/03/#incident-1019725">SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE &#8212; 600 Block of W HARRIS ST 7:47 p.m.
QUAKES: EARTHQUAKE! 2.1M Earthquake 17 Kilometers West of Petrolia 7:46 p.m.

Chalybion californicum. Photo: (c) bob15noble, 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