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Subgenus Arachnophroctonus (Anoplius Subgenus Arachnophroctonus)
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Anoplius apiculatus
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Copyright © 2005
Brian E Womble
Pompilidae - Anoplius -
Anoplius apiculatus
Naples (Golden Gate Estates), Collier County, Florida, USA
June 9, 2005
Size: Approx. 1/2 - 3/4 inch
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Contributed by
Brian E Womble
on 21 June, 2005 - 3:11pm
Last updated 9 March, 2008 - 10:58pm
Moved
Moved from
Blue-Black Spider Wasps
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Ted Kropiewnicki
, 9 March, 2008 - 10:58pm
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Pompilidae.
This is a spider wasp in the family Pompilidae.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 21 June, 2005 - 3:27pm
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Thanks.
How did you make the ID? It seemes so non-descript to me...
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Brian E Womble
, 21 June, 2005 - 3:33pm
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Practice:-)
I still could be wrong, but spider wasps are one of my "specialties," and I've seen lots of them.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 21 June, 2005 - 3:45pm
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Moved to Pompilidae
Thanks again, Eric.
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Brian E Womble
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