Hornet
Black jacket bee
The flying, ant-like insect with a black body and orange legs is called a spider wasp or pompilid wasp. They can be found in South America, particularly in Venezuela and Colombia.
The flying black insect with a hard shell is called a beetle. Beetles have a hard exoskeleton and a pair of forewings called elytra. They have a second pair of wings called the alae or hind wings and this pair is what they use to fly.
The insect you are describing is likely a black ground beetle, which has a hard black exoskeleton, long antennae, and a defensive mechanism that can produce a stinging sensation when handled. These beetles are not aggressive and generally only sting when provoked or threatened.
It sounds like a sawfly
A cranefly is a flying insect with a slender body and long legs that resemble a crane. They are often mistaken for giant mosquitoes but do not bite or sting. Craneflies are commonly found in gardens and near water sources.
A slender, black flying insect with transparent wings, a long ovipositor and red legs sounds like a banded caterpillar parasite wasp. It is also known as the Ichneumon wasp.
It sounds like a hornet
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A flying ant can have a black body with red legs. The flying ant is a mature male or queen female. The ants have wings to fly away from the colony for the purpose of making a new colony. The queen will remove her own wings, and the wings of the male after mating.
The flying insect you are describing is most likely a Western Cicada Killer wasp (Sphecius grandis) native to California. It is a large, solitary wasp that preys on cicadas and is known for its distinctive yellow and black striped body, transparent wings, and long antennae. These insects are not aggressive towards humans, as their main focus is on hunting cicadas for their young.