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Predatory Wasp - Ampulex canaliculata
Copyright © 2010 G.K. Gerber

Predatory Wasp - Ampulex canaliculata
Hopkins Gap, Little North Mountain, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
September 11, 2010
Size: ~15 mm
This wasp was hunting rapidly and erratically along a fallen log. It has large mandibles and an elongated pronotum that seem unusual.
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Contributed by G.K. Gerber on 11 September, 2010 - 11:13pm
Last updated 12 September, 2010 - 11:14am

Spectacular image!
Given that these wasps are always "on the go," this is an amazing shot. May I use this in my blog? Please contact me if so. Thank you. BugEric24ATyahooDOTcom.
… Eric R. Eaton, 26 April, 2011 - 10:37pm login or register to post comments

what a weird sphecid... thanks, guys.
boy was i off!

Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 12 September, 2010 - 11:14am login or register to post comments

Ampulex canaliculata
Likely looking for cockroaches in the log.
… George Waldren, 12 September, 2010 - 4:14am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
Some ants captured a cockroach (a nymph I think) right in the area where this wasp was hunting.
… G.K. Gerber, 12 September, 2010 - 1:33pm login or register to post comments

cool bethyloid of sorts, i would say
i'm curious to hear from the experts
… v belov, 11 September, 2010 - 11:46pm login or register to post comments

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