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Mischocyttarus flavitarsis
There were dozens of these large, mellow wasps around mud puddles near Navajo Lake, NM, after heavy rain. They seemed to be living in holes in weathered sandstone along the sides of a ravine.
Love your macro work - great photo. There are so many interesting wasps on just about every continent.
Thanks Sally and Kristal. I wasn't sure if the two wasps in the second photo were the same, since they looked similar except for the coloration on their backs... But yes, I'm mostly interested in the lighter colored, thread waisted wasps. :)
There are two different species of wasp in the second photo - the one on the left is a Polistes but I presume you're looking for an ID on the more thread-waisted wasps in all of the photos. Hopefully someone who knows wasps can help.
Spotted on Sep 25, 2011
Submitted on Oct 9, 2011
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