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06-Oct-2024

Pepsis Wasp and Tarantula

We saw this amazing encounter between a Pepsis wasp and a small Tarantula at around 2800m in the Vilcabamba mountains.
The paralysed Tarantula being taken to the wasp's lair to becomes a larder for the deposited eggs of the wasp



Echarate, Cuzco

Canon EOS 7D Mark II
1/800s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso1600 hide exif
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Date/Time06-Oct-2024 12:09:29
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ModelCanon EOS 7D Mark II
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Focal Length400 mm
Exposure Time1/800 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent1600
Exposure Bias0.00
White Balance0
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JPEG Quality (8)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
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Don09-Dec-2024 23:34
On appearances, one would think the Tarantula would win out in an encounter.
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