Black wings, about 2cm. Is this a carpenter ant? Is my house screwed? Boulder, CO

3 points · submitted Jun 2016 by u/marktastic · archived

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LimeTime 2 points · Jun 2016 · spooderman

not an ant, looks like a great black wasp, Sphex pensylvanicus

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marktastic [OP] 3 points · Jun 2016

You had me on a roller coaster of emotion. I went from fear for my house to fright of getting my face stung off to relief after I Googled what they were.

I guess I will release it back into the wild.

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