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20-JUL-2013 Christine Hanrahan

Leucospid wasp (Leucospis affinis), female

This wasp is intriguingly shaped... look at that rounded rear! That is because her ovipositor is curled along her back (you can see a dark line if you look hard). This wasp is parasitic on leafcutter bees. It is entirely harmless to humans as it cannot sting.

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
1/1000s f/4.0 at 5.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Hank Vander Velde21-Jul-2013 00:13
Nice shot and info Christine. Another new one for me.
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