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Unknown wasp or hornet eating female white tail dragonfly (DDF405) - Vespa crabro
Copyright © 2008 Fred Siskind

Unknown wasp or hornet eating female white tail dragonfly (DDF405) - Vespa crabro
Fairfax, Huntley Meadows Park County, Virginia, USA
September 11, 2008
Size: wasp 1 inch plus
This wasp or hornet cought the dragonfly while it was at rest on a stem and ate it. Appreciate ID of the wasp/hornet.
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Contributed by Fred Siskind on 14 September, 2008 - 11:10am
Last updated 4 October, 2008 - 2:08am

female Vespa crabro
The European hornet. They often take on large prey like this
… vespula vulgaris, 14 September, 2008 - 11:31am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks.
Appreciate the ID.
… Fred Siskind, 14 September, 2008 - 4:42pm login or register to post comments

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