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Friday, July 29, 2011

Great Black Wasp-Sphex pensylvanicus


Sting of this Wasp is painful Prey are stung three times,
once in the neck and twice in the thorax, and are paralyzed
by the wasp's sting, although they can survive for weeks.
The prey are then carried to the nest. While collecting their prey,
the females are vulnerable to Kleptomaniacs
well sort of (
kleptoparasitism)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphex_pensylvanicus


Picture By Kevin Lajiness on SJI open Space,
Linwood,NJ- they move fast I will try and get
a better shot that showes the smokey wings
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