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25-FEB-2011 E.MacDonald

Sand Digger Wasp

Cabo de Gata

(Ammophila sabulosa)
This wasp burrows into the sand and makes a small chamber. It then drags a caterpillar (alive but paralysed) into the chamber and lays its egg in the caterpillar from whom its egg then feeds.

Nikon D90 ,Nikkor 300mm f/4 ED-IF AF-S
+36mm Kenko ext. tube
1/400s f/4.0 at 300.0mm iso200 full exif


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