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Thread-waisted Wasp Segmented (ventral thorax) - Prionyx - male
Copyright © 2015 Bob Biagi

Thread-waisted Wasp Segmented (ventral thorax) - Prionyx - Male
Tonopah Desert, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
May 10, 2015
Size: 22mm
Check out the reddish reflections on the femur of his right foreleg and also on the coxae of the mid and hind-legs.
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Compare with the female that I filmed here: ♀

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Contributed by Bob Biagi on 2 September, 2015 - 8:59pm
Last updated 13 August, 2022 - 10:03am

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