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04-JUL-2015 Jeanne Dammarell

Velvet Ant male Dasymutilla

Lincoln County, Washington

Velvet Ants are actually solitary wasps. The males have wings, the females do not. The females do pack a powerful stinger but are not aggressive. I find the males often by locating aphids on young sagebrush plants. The wasps feed on the honeydew exude from aphids.

Canon EOS 7D ,Sigma 150mm f/2.8 APO EX DG Macro HSM
1/1250s f/11.0 at 210.0mm iso640 hide exif
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Date/Time04-Jul-2015 11:16:05
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 7D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length210 mm
Exposure Time1/1250 sec
Aperturef/11
ISO Equivalent640
Exposure Bias-1.00
White Balance
Metering Mode
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program
Focus Distance0.780 m

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