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Blue-black Spider Wasp
Copyright © 2009 Elliotte Rusty Harold

Blue-black Spider Wasp
Silverado Canyon, Orange County, California, USA
June 27, 2009
Size: ~1cm
Could it have been chasing this spider? I saw it right after I saw the spider.
Contributed by Elliotte Rusty Harold on 28 June, 2009 - 11:19pm
Last updated 10 October, 2009 - 4:00pm

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… George Waldren, 10 October, 2009 - 4:00pm

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… Ken Schneider, 19 July, 2009 - 9:44am

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