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Velvet Ant - Pseudomethoca - female
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

Velvet Ant - Pseudomethoca - Female
Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
April 30, 2006
Size: 8mm

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Contributed by tom murray on 30 April, 2006 - 9:04pm
Last updated 30 April, 2006 - 10:27pm

Superb.
Just sensational images, Tom. How did you get her to sit still?:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 1 May, 2006 - 3:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Gave her cover
She kept running around, looking for a hiding place, so I put a leaf over her and slowly lifted it about 30 seconds later, and she just sat there.
… tom murray, 1 May, 2006 - 4:50pm login or register to post comments

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