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cicada killer wasp - Sphecius speciosus - male
Copyright © 2008 Andrew Williams

cicada killer wasp - Sphecius speciosus - Male
Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas, USA
August 18, 2008
Sphecius speciosus
Contributed by Andrew Williams on 20 June, 2009 - 4:15pm
Last updated 10 August, 2009 - 4:40pm

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