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Pepsis sp.
Some kind of wasp with orange wings
I found it in a desert environment
Oh! Cool! A Trantula Hawk Wasp!!! Thanks a lot LauraMaria, I've heard about them before but I didn't know it was one of them. Thanks also for the guide, I'll try to figure out what species it is. Greetings!!!
I've given you a link to BugGuide.net, you can use them to see exactly what species you get in your area, but the genus is Pepsis :) And again, GREAT spot, and a fabulous photo!
Oh wow! It looks like a tarantula hawk wasp (though there could be other wasps in the desert with a similar colouration that I don't know of!). The female fights a tarantula, paralyses it with her stinger, then lays the eggs on it. The babies then eat the still-alive tarantula! Excellent spot
Spotted on Oct 20, 2011
Submitted on Dec 13, 2011
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