Where in the Conejo contest for August 1, 2021

You could win $25 if you can identify the native insect shown in the photo! The correct answer is provided below along with 3 that are not. To be entered in the drawing to win, you must select the right one.

This colorful insect is quite large and you are likely to see it on a summer day enjoying nectar from native milkweed flowers blooming along the trail. Although mild-mannered, it has the second most painful sting in the insect kingdom, after that of bullet ants. Is it a…

• Blue mud dauber
• Common thread-waisted wasp
• Milde’s tarantula hawk
• Orange meadowhawk

Good luck!

We hope that our “Where in the Conejo” contest inspires enthusiasts like you to explore our beautiful open space areas. You could win a $25 gift certificate if you make a correct entry by August 8, 2021, one week after this contest opens!

To enter the contest, and for full details on the rules and time that it’s open, see our Where in the Conejo page.