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7/26/2024 11:35:34 AM EDT
Unfortunately, I don't have a photo.  I've been all over the internet, but can't ID these.
Over the past two weeks, these guys are taking over my house in Southern MD.  I'm presuming they're wasps.  About an inch and a quarter long and all black with a light blue spot on their underside.  They don't have a slim waist like most wasps, but more straight bodied.  Their butt is kind of blunted, not pointy, so I kill them.

I don't remember seeing them prior to this year.  We also have those paper wasp ones too.  I believe they're in the walls or window frames.  I kill those too.
7/27/2024 7:13:15 AM EDT
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https://betterorigin.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/shutterstock_1788085229-scaled-2.jpg

I think this is it.  A soldier fly, not a wasp.
7/29/2024 9:54:20 PM EDT
[#2]
Glad you were able to get it figured out. They're quite harmless. Their larva ("BSF Larva") are sold as feeders for small animals like reptiles and amphibians. Do you have decaying vegetation or compost around?
7/30/2024 9:56:25 AM EDT
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Yes quite a bit.  Very old damp house with plenty of holes too.  First time I've ever seen them.  Weird looking.

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