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wedgetailed wasp

Photo by Ingrid3
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Description:

Very large wasp, several cm long, typically hovering over mown grass lawns. It is very SLOW, taking the lawn or knee high unmowed grases an inch at a time. This is a diurnal hunter.

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Wildlife of Northeastern USA
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PublishedOctober 30, 2016

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