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Grass -carrying Wasp - Isodontia exornata
Copyright © 2008 J>N>Dell

Grass -carrying Wasp - Isodontia exornata
South Georgia, Ware County, Georgia, USA
June 11, 2008
Isodontia nest closing. After 3 days of spot observations this wasp has begun closing its nest with bits of green vegetation.

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Contributed by J>N>Dell on 12 June, 2008 - 6:54am

My favorite
Shot this month. Nice.
… Herschel Raney, 12 June, 2008 - 11:29am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Herschell. All the pre
Thanks Herschell. All the prey and all the grass put in the nest to cover them seemed to be of the same shade of green and the wasp worked undeterred even with a couple of hungry lizzards stalking in the area of the nest.
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