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Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus)
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Copyright © 2013
Adam Kranz
Awesome Sphecid wasp -
Sphex ichneumoneus
Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA
August 8, 2013
On swamp milkweed.
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Contributed by
Adam Kranz
on 8 August, 2013 - 4:16pm
Last updated 9 August, 2013 - 8:37am
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nice shot! these can be skittish and like to fly a lot; I've had trouble photographing these.
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roar
, 9 August, 2013 - 8:37am
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It was definitely very agitat
It was definitely very agitated in its movement. I recently discovered that my camera (Canon Powershot SX50) allows me to use the full 50x zoom as a macro function when I stand about 4 feet aware from the target. This has allowed me to get beautiful macro shots of insects that don't let me get close. It's an amazing camera.
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Adam Kranz
, 9 August, 2013 - 9:37am
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Yes, beautiful! Great Golden Digger
Sphex Ichneumoneus
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john and jane balaban
, 8 August, 2013 - 5:58pm
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