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Zoom! - Dasymutilla occidentalis - female
Copyright © 2012 john and jane balaban

Zoom! - Dasymutilla occidentalis - Female
Five Rivers, Spanish Fort, Baldwin County, Alabama, USA
July 27, 2012
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Zoom! - Dasymutilla occidentalis - female Zoom! - Dasymutilla occidentalis - female
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 5 August, 2012 - 9:17pm
Last updated 6 August, 2012 - 2:27pm

Moved
Moved from Velvet Ants. We chased it forever and outwaited it!
… john and jane balaban, 6 August, 2012 - 2:27pm

Great Shot!
How'd you get it to stop long enough for a photo op?
… Jon Rapp, 6 August, 2012 - 2:22pm

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