As I savored my morning coffee on the porch, a familiar summer ritual, I suddenly spotted a HUGE wasp zooming toward the chair beside me. Having been stung by an unpleasant wasp earlier this summer (check it out here), I’ve grown quite anxious around large flying insects near my face. Identifying this creature was straightforward; I quickly captured a video of it flitting around before disappearing into a hole in the settee nearby. With the help of Google in AI mode, I discovered that it was indeed a Mason Wasp. In this video, I showcase how I used the Google App for identification!
Using the Google App to Identify a Mason Wasp
In recent years, I’ve utilized the Google App on my iPhone to identify various plants and insects in my garden. Over the past few months, the app has become increasingly enjoyable to use, with its accuracy improving significantly. While I’ve been pleased with the results from AI identification, I still recommend conducting further research to confirm the findings. Today, I found that the app’s accuracy has risen to over 80%. In the video accompanying this blog post, I demonstrate just how easy it is to use this application. Here are a few key points for using the Google App to identify insects like the Mason Wasp:
- Open the Google App and ensure it is in AI mode.
- Use an image from your mobile phone’s album.
- Research and compare the various URLs and images in the ‘answer’ provided by the Google AI app.
It’s truly that simple to use this app, which is readily available on most mobile phones these days! Please leave a comment if you have any tips to share on this topic.
About The Mason Wasp
- The Mason Wasp can be large, but there’s no need to fear them as they are usually quite docile.
- This insect typically travels alone, so there’s no concern about encountering a large nest of pests.
- Primarily, this bug feeds on moth caterpillars.
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Thank you for taking the time to read my blog post and watch the video today about AI and the Mason Wasp. I hope it inspires you to explore this technology in your home and garden. I’d like to mention that I utilized the ‘Doc’ AI feature on my Canva program to proofread my writing today. It’s an excellent tool that highlights spelling mistakes and offers additional grammar suggestions that you can choose to implement. I absolutely LOVE IT!
Wishing you all happy gardening,
