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16-JUL-2014 Diane Lepage

Bee wolf wasp (Philanthus sp.)

Another view of this very beautiful small wasp. The name is confusing because one sees the word 'bee' and think this is a bee, but instead it is a bee-hunting wasp! It doesn't eat the bees itself, but stocks its nest with them, to feed their larvae.

Nikon D80
1/160s f/22.0 at 105.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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