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Thread-waisted Wasp "sleeping" - Ammophila procera
Parkwood, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
September 24, 2003
This is, perhaps, Ammophila procera, based on the strong thoracic markings. (See Insects of Cedar Creek, for example.)

"Sleeping" on cultivated goldendrod in my garden. The wasp stayed there all night, with temperatures near freezing, then flew off in the morning.

See Insects of Cedar Creek page on Ammophila, showing the "sleeping" behavior, and detail of the thorax of A. procera, which resembles this specimen.
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Contributed by Cotinis on 23 March, 2004 - 11:43am
Last updated 13 June, 2007 - 7:27pm

Moved
Moved from Ammophila.
… Eric R. Eaton, 13 June, 2007 - 7:27pm login or register to post comments

A. procera
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