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Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp (Sphecius speciosus)
Photo#213158
Copyright © 2008
Tom Bentley
Wasp -
Sphecius speciosus
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Gensburg-Markham Prairie Nature Preserve, Cook County, Illinois, USA
July 27, 2008
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Contributed by
Tom Bentley
on 12 August, 2008 - 6:08pm
Last updated 13 August, 2008 - 2:46pm
Moved
Moved from
Yellowjackets, Paper Wasps, and Hornets; Potter, Mason and Pollen Wasps
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Tom Bentley
, 12 August, 2008 - 6:28pm
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Female.
This image is of a female. Obviously, if the other image is the same specimen, it, too, is female:-) The females have the very large tibial spurs on the hind leg. Males do not.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 13 August, 2008 - 2:42pm
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