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Velvet Ant - Timulla - female
Copyright © 2008 Ilona L.

Velvet Ant - Timulla - Female
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
August 5, 2008
I think this ant/wasp? was missing a few legs but even with missing legs it didn't slow down. Really hard to take a photo since it was constantly on the move. I managed to get a few shots when it stopped to clean off its legs -- probably wiping off some of the spider webs that were set by the spiders in this sweep.
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Contributed by Ilona L. on 5 August, 2008 - 9:35pm
Last updated 6 August, 2008 - 10:49am

Found My Velvet Ant
When I saw your comment "constantly on the move," I knew I had found my velvet ant. Still, how did you get such an awesome shot with a Sony DSC-H5? I used a Sony DSC-H1 with 2 diopter and hard to follow with short depth-of-field.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 23 September, 2008 - 9:06am login or register to post comments

 
velvet ant
Now I know what they are. I tried to stop it and that is when I noticed how hard they were and the awsome stinger. Glad it didn't sting me. No picture but I'm sure he is hunting in my back yard.
Phil in Waunakee
… PHILIP BERNHARDT, 13 July, 2009 - 9:47am login or register to post comments

 
Camera
Your comment reminded me to update my user information. Since around mid-July I started taking photos with a DSLR - Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10K with an Olympus 52mm macro lens.
… Ilona L., 23 September, 2008 - 8:59pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Velvet Ants.
… Ilona L., 6 August, 2008 - 10:46am login or register to post comments

awesome.
female Timulla.
… William Ericson, 6 August, 2008 - 2:12am login or register to post comments

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