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Black and red wasp with large grub - Ammophila nigricans - female
Copyright © 2017 Martin R Lucas

Black and red wasp with large grub - Ammophila nigricans - Female
Lena Park, Starke County, Indiana, USA
July 2, 2017
Here's the wasp standing next to the burrow. The ground is sand, on the north side of a creek, predominantly spicebush understory and black and white oaks as the dominant trees.

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Black and red wasp with large grub - Ammophila nigricans - female Black and red wasp with large grub - Ammophila nigricans - female Black and red wasp with large grub - Ammophila nigricans - female
Contributed by Martin R Lucas on 2 July, 2017 - 8:19pm
Last updated 3 July, 2017 - 9:18am

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… Bob Biagi, 2 July, 2017 - 11:56pm

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