[NatureNS] Wasp

Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:38:51 -0300
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From: Angus MacLean <angusmcl@ns.sympatico.ca>
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My post of yesterday identified a wasp as a Blackjacket (see below). 
It is instead a Digger Wasp (Philantus bilunatus). These wasps are 
known as Bee Wolves. They capture bees, take them to their nest and 
lay their eggs on the last bee.
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1. I believe the first photo is a Blackjacket wasp, Vespula 
consobrina. It shows the extent wasps can articulate their abdomens!
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This wasp can be viewed at:
	http://www.flickr.com/photos/58321572@N00/898989464/in/photostream

Angus

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