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Scolia Hirta

Scolia Hirta

Photo by valentinezza
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Field Notes

Description:

It's about 4-5 cm long

Habitat:

I found it in my garden

Reference Links:

Scolia hirta

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Comments (4)
Mark Ridgway
Well done! It looks good. Don't imitate a cicada near that.
valentinezza
Thank you Mark! I found it on wikipedia, it's a Scolia hirta, I never seen it around before!
Mark Ridgway
I think this is a scolid wasp - cicada killer (ground dwelling wasp).

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PublishedJune 10, 2013

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