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Photo by NickyClement
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Field Notes

Description:

The insect had metallic dark blue coloring.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
John La Salle
I am guessing a spider wasp (Pompilidae). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_wasp You need to see some characters of the thorax to be sure, and I can't make them out in your picture.

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PublishedJune 15, 2013

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