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Thread-Waisted Wasp - Ammophila procera - male

Thread-Waisted Wasp - Ammophila procera - Male
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
July 27, 2009
Size: 19mm (3/4")
Apparently found something pretty tasty on that plant.

Please help with ID.

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Thread-Waisted Wasp - Ammophila procera - male Thread-Waisted Wasp - Ammophila procera - male Thread-Waisted Wasp - Ammophila procera - male

Male
Sam, the absence of a tarsal comb on the forelegs and the six tergites on the abdomen are both indicators that this is a male wasp. Also, you may be able to count his eleven flagellomeres on the antennae. These are fantastic example images. Thanks

Moved
Moved from Ammophila.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Sleeping behavior.
This is sleeping behavior. Wasp is a species of Ammophila, unlikely to be ID'd to species from images alone.

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