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Flamed Tarantula-hawk Wasp (Hemipepsis ustulata)
Photo#186609
Copyright © 2008
margarethe brummermann
Small Tarantula Hawk at seepage -
Hemipepsis ustulata
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King's Canyon, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
May 31, 2008
Size: 1 in
There were others more than twice his size, but they were too active for photos
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margarethe brummermann
on 31 May, 2008 - 7:29pm
Last updated 1 June, 2008 - 7:34am
Hemipepsis.
This is Hemipepsis ustulata. They've been on the wing awhile, as evidenced by his tattered appearance.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 1 June, 2008 - 3:34am
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