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Wasp with its prey - Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Wasp with its prey - Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
August 13, 2004
This wasp was acting different, repeatedly flying a few feet and landing. I didn't realize why, until I looked closely at the picture. It almost looks like the Stink Bug has it's proboscus stuck into the neck of the wasp.
Contributed by tom murray on 29 April, 2005 - 6:23pm
Last updated 27 November, 2010 - 7:11am

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How do we decide where to post this image? Wasp or bug?
… john and jane balaban, 1 May, 2005 - 12:13pm

 
where to post
Should I submit the image again in the Stink Bug page? I put it in the wasp page, because that's the one I could identify more easily.
… tom murray, 1 May, 2005 - 1:33pm

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