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16 Mar 2025

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Discussion

WendyEM wrote:

8 min ago

or saw fly mimic of wasp ?

Apocrita (suborder)

DiBickers wrote:

20 min ago

Polistes humilis ssp. humilis

Polistes (Polistella) humilis

DiBickers wrote:

27 min ago

Dark propodeum with longitudinal yellow stripes, the yellow bands on the gaster & the less-distinct spots on the wings are all good indicators that this is Polistes humilis ssp. synoecus (often confused with Polistes stigma).

Polistes (Polistella) humilis

Jennybach wrote:

2 Apr 2025

Fascinating but raw. Once again Naturemapr pics reveal an epic contest taking place under our feet but rarely observed.

Cryptocheilus bicolor

DiBickers wrote:

2 Apr 2025

I can just make out the grey band tagging the black band above it on the abdomen

Cryptocheilus bicolor