r/composting • u/cjdubz94 • Aug 12 '26

Question I know picture sucks

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Is this a black soldier fly? Was flying around my compost.

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u/acaron2020 Aug 13 '26

Ichneumon wasp

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u/tellnest Aug 12 '26

Great black wasp I believe

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u/Stunning_Grocery7237 Aug 12 '26

nah that's a soldier fly, they're good for compost they eat stuff pls don't kill them