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Wasp ID [Olixon?] ID Request - Olixon banksii
Copyright © 2012 Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City

Wasp ID [Olixon?] ID Request - Olixon banksii
Herring Run Watershed, Baltimore City County, Maryland, USA
July 23, 2012
Observed running and searching the leaf litter in a remnant Oak-Hickory woodlot.

This little wasp could easily have been mistaken for an ant because it moves so quickly and rarely pauses in one spot for very long. My capturing it with my point-and-click was made all the more challenging by its darting around.



Thankfully I stayed long enough to record a few images of the behavior!

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Contributed by Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City on 24 July, 2012 - 3:46am
Last updated 5 September, 2012 - 12:43pm

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