If you zoom in there are so many tiny pollinators
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I'm thinking a type of chalcidoid wasp, but let's see what OP says.
That's possible, but a quick look through the members of that family in our area suggests that they're larger than the individuals pictured here. Each of the flowers in the picture is about the size of the head of a pin. Either way thank you for introducing me to a new term
No probs; in fact there's a landslide of small wasps out there. I first got a taste of that when reading various insect ID books. It seems like we hoomans tend to think of wasps as being roughly yellowjacket-sized typically, but there are so many teeny-tinies here, there and everywhere...
I hear you, I try to get pictures of every critter my nearsighted self can see. I've gotten good close-ups of a few Ichneumonid wasps and I think two or three different cuckoo wasps (Chrysididae), but our state is awash in hoverfly species too. I did try to get a good close up of them but the resolution blew out to the point that iNaturalist didn't see anything. We're LLYLCK on iNat if you're curious to see who we've been able to spot
Hmm, I don't think I can look you up directly on the Android app?
I did see something about finding an animal ID a person had previously submitted, then using that to follow them. Not sure, since I barely used the app previously. (yes, I suck)
So do you have a species or two you've previously submitted? Probably the more rare the better.
I'm up to 215 observations and 136 identified species 😁
Excellent!
But I do need something specific of yours to search on, assuming you were still looking for a follower. (sorry, guess I didn't explain that well, above)
That's my misunderstanding. Didn't know people could follow, but here is a splendid dagger I was able to photograph:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/299681435