Here are some pics I took this afternoon of some really big bugs hanging out all over the mint flowers in my backyard. The wasps are way bigger than they look in the pictures. Scary lookin'. The pictures were taken with my Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ2and have been reduced slightly (in size and quality) for posting. Click the thumbs for the bigger versions.
Here are two shots of what I believe are Great Black Wasps:
And here are four of what I think are Great Golden Digger Wasps (they're even bigger than the black ones):
I am always amazed at the colours of insects, such a pity so many people are disgusted by them and never look.