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Ampulex ferruginea
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Copyright © 2015
Sheryl Smith-Rodgers
Ant? -
Ampulex ferruginea
Blanco, Blanco County, Texas, USA
November 13, 2015
I really have no clue. Found in our bathroom. It was very fastidious and preened itself for awhile. (After having been stranded in our toilet.) It had wings.
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Contributed by
Sheryl Smith-Rodgers
on 13 November, 2015 - 4:55pm
Last updated 30 December, 2017 - 4:11pm
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Ampules ferruginea
Good find
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John S. Ascher
, 26 November, 2015 - 7:20pm
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Cool!
Thank you for the ID! So interesting. Never heard of this kind of wasp.
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Sheryl Smith-Rodgers
, 26 November, 2015 - 10:16pm
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Sorry for the whiplash. I was thinking this looked like
Pseudomyrmex
, but I'm having second thoughts. I think I'd like a second opinion. :)
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 13 November, 2015 - 5:05pm
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