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Sphex ichneumoneus
This wasp was trying to find a grasshopper (orthoptera) to paralyze so it can lay its eggs and support food for its young. After all it didn't find a grasshopper and sat on this basil plant.
Gardens,meadows,grasslands
Spotted on Sep 4, 2017
Submitted on Apr 23, 2020
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