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Prionyx sp.? - Prionyx - female
Copyright © 2008 cwmelton

Prionyx sp.? - Prionyx - Female
Miller Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
October 16, 2008
Taking paralyzed prey to burrow.

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Prionyx sp.? - Prionyx - female Prionyx sp.? - Prionyx - female
Contributed by cwmelton on 16 October, 2008 - 6:13pm
Last updated 17 October, 2008 - 11:18am

Moved
Moved from Thread-waisted Wasps.
… Matthias Buck, 17 October, 2008 - 11:18am

These
Prionyx have no load limits. Apparently if it is a hopper they go for it.
… Herschel Raney, 17 October, 2008 - 8:47am

quite a load
Looks like she may have bit (stung) off more than she could chew?

Anyway, it's one less Trimerotropis pallidipennis.
… David J. Ferguson, 16 October, 2008 - 8:13pm

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