Another fascinating part of field herping, along with all the other natural wonders we encounter, is the invertebrates! This forum is dedicated to both field and captive invertebrates.
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BillMcGighan
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by BillMcGighan » May 27th, 2015, 11:45 am
Ok, insect wizards, is this a Great Golden Digger Wasp (
Sphex ichneumoneus)?

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by Gordon C. Snelling » May 27th, 2015, 3:18 pm
Sure looks like it.
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Daniel D Dye
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by Daniel D Dye » June 4th, 2015, 6:50 am
It's hard to get those shots, Bill. They hardly ever sit still long enough.
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by BillMcGighan » June 5th, 2015, 2:51 pm
They hardly ever sit still long enough.
You got that right, Dan.
There were 5 or 6 digging burrows in a patch of sugar sand, about a meter in diameter. This was in the FL panhandle.
I was going to do a video of them escavating, then a car parked right over top of the escavations. We couldn't wait; we had to leave.