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Digging a hole - Ammophila
Copyright © 2008 finatic

Digging a hole - Ammophila
Dairy Mart Pond in the Tijuana River Valley, San Diego County, California, USA
August 24, 2008
I've put two images together to try and show what this wasp was doing. I watched this one and a second one alternate (every minute or so) crawling into a small hole and pulling out what appears to be dirt. It was absolutely fascinating to watch.
Contributed by finatic on 24 August, 2008 - 11:59pm

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