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Thread Waisted Wasp

Family Sphecidae

Spotting Image 1

Description:

This wasp like insect was very busy digging dirt in the ground.



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Aaron_G
Aaron_G 9 months ago
Thread-waisted wasp
Family Sphecidae Family Sphecidae - Thread-waisted Wasps - BugGuide.Net

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Hemma
Hemma 9 months ago

Thanks so much Goody!! This wasp had an intensely red abdomen.

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Aaron_G
Aaron_G 9 months ago

Love the solitary wasps! :-) She was digging to create or add to a brood chamber.

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Spotted by Jemma

Tulare, California, USA

Lat: 36.70, Long: -118.76

Spotted on Aug 19, 2012
Submitted on Aug 19, 2012

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