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Wasp - Sphecius speciosus - female

Wasp - Sphecius speciosus - Female
Gensburg-Markham Prairie Nature Preserve, Cook County, Illinois, USA
July 27, 2008

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Wasp - Sphecius speciosus - female Wasp - Sphecius speciosus - female

Moved

 
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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