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Cicada Killer down in - Sphecius speciosus - female
Copyright © 2007 Carl Krucke

Cicada Killer down in - Sphecius speciosus - Female
Summerville, Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA
July 8, 2007
Size: 3 or 4 cm.
Down in the slot left by the lawn edger. A brief (14 second) video of some digging/rummaging is available if anyone is interested.

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Cicada Killer In Flight - Sphecius speciosus - female Cicada Killer coming up - Sphecius speciosus - female Cicada Killer down in - Sphecius speciosus - female Cicada Killer hard at it - Sphecius speciosus - female Cicada Killer side view - Sphecius speciosus - female
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Contributed by Carl Krucke on 8 July, 2007 - 11:35pm
Last updated 10 July, 2007 - 10:34pm

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