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Cryptocheilus fabricolor
An attractive large wasp with bright yellow wings, legs and abdomen in stark contrast with a shiny black thorax. Eyes were a deep red.
Spotted in a national park near its burrow in the ground.
This wasp was flying frantically around my legs. I stood still and studied the ground around and found a "comatose" huntsman spider nearby and a hole in the ground partially covered by dry grass. I did not move but watched the wasp carry the spider to it's hole....next spotting.
Family: Pompilidae
This wasp appeared slightly smaller than C.bicolor
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/115...
Spotted on Jan 21, 2017
Submitted on Jan 23, 2017
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