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Digger wasp - Philanthus
Copyright © 2007 Werner Eigelsreiter

Digger wasp - Philanthus
Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
July 3, 2007
Size: ~ 12 mm

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Contributed by Werner Eigelsreiter on 3 July, 2007 - 9:47pm
Last updated 4 July, 2007 - 7:14pm

Female with prey!
Did you see that she is clutching a sweat bee? Great work! I would venture this is a female P. crabroniformis, but I'm by no means an expert on this genus.
… Eric R. Eaton, 5 July, 2007 - 4:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks Eric. I only saw that, when I processed the picture. I was to close to her hole, so it couldn't bring the sweat bee right away and had to land on some grass. Thank god, so I could get some pics of her. When she was on the ground digging to her hole, I couldn't get a decent picture at all.
… Werner Eigelsreiter, 5 July, 2007 - 6:01pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Philanthinae.
… Chuck Entz, 4 July, 2007 - 7:14pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Philanthinae.
… Werner Eigelsreiter, 4 July, 2007 - 3:26pm login or register to post comments

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