Solitary wasps offer the naturalist an ideal introduction to insects in the field. Many species are common and relatively easy to find. The wasps’ “benign” nature (towards humankind) and seemingly total “dedication” to the task at hand, particularly at her nest site, allows close observation of burrow construction, prey selection, and deposition as well a variety of strategies employed by the adult female to protect her offspring. These videos offer a sampling of solitary wasp behavior as well as a look at their taxonomic relatives including social wasps (the insects most people think of when they hear the word “wasp”) such as yellow jackets, paper wasps, and hornets as well as the ancestors of solitary wasps including sawflies and horntails.