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wasps on Pluchea - Ammophila procera

wasps on Pluchea - Ammophila procera
Arcadia, Desoto County, Florida, USA
September 1, 2019
All I saw was a blur of legs flailing. Then the thread-waisted wasp and the one holding its abdomen were gone. Any clue as to who the aggressor might have been?

Aggressor & Spectator
The one on the left side (aggressor) is a male in the genus Myzinum. The one on the right side (spectator) is probably a male Scolia nobilitata.
They are probably something like these guys: &

Moved

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