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Small wasp found excavating a nest in soil amid a nesting aggregation of Andrena barbara (mining bees). The more grainy-looking mound to the right of the wasp is an Andrena nest. Anyone know what kind of wasp this is?
In a grassy area on the campus of Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. The 6th photo shows the Andrena nesting aggregation that this wasp was in the middle of.
Spotted on Apr 4, 2005
Submitted on Nov 7, 2011
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