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question about Campsomeris plumipes - Dielis plumipes
Copyright © 2015 Debbie Roos

question about Campsomeris plumipes - Dielis plumipes
Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
July 18, 2015
Does anyone know why this wasp often holds its rear legs above its head when foraging? I don't remember noticing this habit in other wasps. The photo shows it on mountain mint.
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Contributed by Debbie Roos on 19 July, 2015 - 9:16am
Last updated 5 June, 2016 - 1:10am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 29 July, 2015 - 7:13am login or register to post comments

repel unwanted suitors?
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… John S. Ascher, 29 July, 2015 - 7:12am login or register to post comments

 
Could it also be a defensive
Could it also be a defensive response, e.g. similar to what male Bombus do when touched? (I always interpreted their hind-leg raising as an attempt to increase required gape size and thus foil predation, but it's just a guess)
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 29 July, 2015 - 9:49am login or register to post comments

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