I have found a large wasp with a half orange and half black abdomen does any know what species this wasp maybe

Question

the wasp is very thin and i found it attacking a katydid, and it is mostly orange an d black!

Answer 1

Could you take a picture?

Answer 2

http://www.einsteins-emporium.com/life/a...

http://www.whatsthatbug.com/

http://www.insectimages.org/

Answer 3

That is a giant hornet.

Answer 4

The great golden digger wasp or Sphex ichneumoneus has short golden hair on it's otherwise black head and thorax, orange to amber wings, and a black and orange abdomen. Adults drink nectar from flowers which bloom during their flying time.