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wingless wasp - Gonatopus - female
Copyright © 2008 Ilona L.

wingless wasp - Gonatopus - Female
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
August 9, 2008
Size: ~5mm
Sorry for the poor quality. Found this insect just before it started raining late in the day, etc... One of those insects that looks like an ant and at first I thought it was an ant carrying something but that turned out to be its head!

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wingless wasp - Gonatopus - female wingless wasp - Gonatopus - female
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Contributed by Ilona L. on 10 August, 2008 - 11:16am
Last updated 11 December, 2010 - 8:35pm

Moved
Moved from Dryinids.
… John R. Maxwell, 19 September, 2008 - 11:08pm login or register to post comments

Female Gonatopus sp. (Gonatop
Female Gonatopus sp. (Gonatopodinae)
… Dennis Haines, 19 September, 2008 - 10:53pm login or register to post comments

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