Are you thinking of the Ichneumonid wasps? The wasps that patrol my yard are common old mud daubers. Margaret At 02:46 PM 8/3/01 -0400, you wrote: >M.L. > > >IIRC you have a good background >with wasps. > >I am trying to remember the name of a predator wasp. > >Solid back, from what I can tell.. > >Has a tail similar to a scorpian. > >When it flies, it looks like it has a fish hook for a tail. > >A little smaller than common hornet/wasp > >Best I can recall a double wing like a dragonfly. > >I can't seem to find the right keyword for search to find it. > >Thank You >Byron >