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Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night - Sphecius speciosus - female
Copyright © 2008 Robert Lord Zimlich

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night - Sphecius speciosus - Female
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
September 25, 2008
Size: 50 mm
She is not going gently into that good night, but raging against the dying of the light. It's a good thing that stinger is retractable. No wonder cicadas squeal when a Killer approachs.

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Eastern Cicada Killer - Sphecius speciosus - female Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night - Sphecius speciosus - female Retractable Stinger - Sphecius speciosus - female
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Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 26 September, 2008 - 7:22am
Last updated 10 June, 2009 - 6:54pm

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