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black head and thorax, red abdomen, yellow antenna - Arilus cristatus
Copyright © 2006 dee

black head and thorax, red abdomen, yellow antenna - Arilus cristatus
Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
April 9, 2006
Size: about 1/4 inch
I found these on the outside brick wall of my house, on the shaded side. They are pretty small, maybe 1/4". I don't know how long they'd been there, noticed them just today. They were all grouped around a nest? Looks kinda like a very small honeycomb, black with white around the top edge of each chamber. I'll include a picture of the whole group.

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black head and thorax, red abdomen, yellow antenna - Arilus cristatus black head and thorax, red abdomen, yellow antenna - Arilus cristatus
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Contributed by dee on 10 April, 2006 - 12:58am
Last updated 12 July, 2007 - 9:59am

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