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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. Photographed on Texas Kidneywood.
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Habitat
Post Oak Savannah vegetation area, urban setting with planted herbs, wildflowers, and trees at 99 m (325.0 ft) elevation.
Location
Brazos County Arboretum, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
September 2024
Scientific name
Sphex ichneumoneus
Equipment used
Canon
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Kits
A rather handsome, if scary, wasp, Stanley.
 
bievreJJ
superb closeup of this beautiful wasp, Stanley, a colorful beauty, love it, many tfs!!
 
delia todd
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He really is rather beautiful isn't he - love the red legs!!

A fabulous macro image Stanley - thanks my friend.
 
aloktewari
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Stunning and detail and color ... superb work, Stanley ... tfs ...
 

Media information

Category
Invertebrates
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
249
Comment count
8

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R7
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/2000 second(s)
ISO
1250
Filename
Great Golden Digger Wasp on Texas Kidneywood, Brazos County Arboretum, Bryan, Brazos County.jpg
File size
4.5 MB
Date taken
Fri, 27 September 2024 2:18 AM
Dimensions
1920px x 1556px

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