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Blue-Black Spider Wasp with Prey - Anoplius - female
Copyright © 2015 Mark Swanson

Blue-Black Spider Wasp with Prey - Anoplius - Female
Illinois Beach State Park, Lake County, Illinois, USA
July 19, 2015
Small (~ 1 cm). Probably Anoplius marginatus species-complex according to Frank K.

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Blue-Black Spider Wasp with Prey - Anoplius - female Blue-Black Spider Wasp (side view) - Anoplius - female Blue-Black Spider Wasp with Prey (close up of spider) - Anoplius - female
Contributed by Mark Swanson on 19 July, 2015 - 11:06pm
Last updated 29 May, 2016 - 10:00pm

Moved
Moved from Spider Wasps.
… Nick Fensler, 29 May, 2016 - 9:42pm

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