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09-AUG-2012 Christine Hanrahan

Tiphiid wasp (Myzinum quinquecinctum/em>), male

Found on boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum), at the Fletcher Wildlife Garden. You can tell this is a male by the "pseudostinger" at the end of its abdomen.

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
1/125s f/4.0 at 5.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Ton T.11-Feb-2017 18:34
Impressive shot of this beauty! V
Ulla Kruys10-Feb-2017 19:32
A fine view of this interesting wasp. v
Karen Stuebing10-Aug-2012 21:38
He's really pretty with his yellow stripes. Fantastic macro. V.
bill friedlander10-Aug-2012 18:42
Super frame filling closeup! And he is perched on a lovely flower. V
Vickie BROWN10-Aug-2012 17:46
Great capture! V
janescottcumming10-Aug-2012 17:29
That's one big looking wasp! A fantastic image. V
Guest 10-Aug-2012 16:33
Well done!
Guest 10-Aug-2012 16:21
The stinger could really hurt...quite a detailed image.
LynnH10-Aug-2012 15:46
Really excellent macro, nicely framed too! V
globalgadabout10-Aug-2012 15:16
virtuoso shot...this pulsates with immediacy...what an elongated guy..V
Brian McAllister10-Aug-2012 15:01
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Jim Coffman10-Aug-2012 14:53
A excellent closeup!
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