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Great Golden Digger Wasp
Stanley Jones

Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus)

Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus: Sphecidae) 1.5-2.5 cm (0.6-1.0 in) long. Foraging on Camphorweed (Pluchea odorata: Asteraceae). Also known as Sweetscent and several other common names.
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Habitat
Post Oak Savannah vegetation area, urban setting, flower bed at private residence at 91 m (300 ft) elevation
Location
Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
August 2022
Scientific name
Sphex ichneumoneus
Equipment used
Canon
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Kits
An amazing close up of this interesting wasp, Stanley.
 
bievreJJ
as beautiful as its name suggests, superb photo of this attractive wasp, Stanley, love it, many tfs!!
 
jbpixels
Pretty impressive. Thankfully not bigger. Amazing macro with stunning detail. 🐝
 
aloktewari
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Three fabulous 😍 images ... stunning work 🖐️ Stanley ... 👍 wonderful info as well ...
 

Media information

Category
Invertebrates
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
305
Comment count
7

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R
Aperture
ƒ/11
Focal length
100.0 mm
Exposure time
1/250 second(s)
ISO
2000
Filename
Great Golden Digger Wasp, home.jpg
File size
1.1 MB
Date taken
Wed, 17 August 2022 1:33 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 804px

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