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Awesome Sphecid wasp - Sphex ichneumoneus

Awesome Sphecid wasp - Sphex ichneumoneus
Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA
August 8, 2013
On swamp milkweed.

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Moved from ID Request.

nice shot! these can be skittish and like to fly a lot; I've had trouble photographing these.

 
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.

Yes, beautiful! Great Golden Digger
Sphex Ichneumoneus

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