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A close-up of the mouthparts of a female. The galea and under side of the labial palpi are covered with...

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Uploaded on Feb 23, 2012

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I found a specimen of an interesting Hoplitis in collected material from the Badlands National Park....

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Uploaded on Feb 8, 2012

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I found a specimen of an interesting Hoplitis in collected material from the Badlands National Park....

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Uploaded on Feb 8, 2012

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I found a specimen of a special Hoplitis in collected material from the Badlands National Park. This is a photo of the dorsal side of the male.

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Uploaded on Feb 8, 2012

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I found a specimen of an interesting Hoplitis in collected material from the Badlands National Park. This is a photo of the ventral side of the male.

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Uploaded on Feb 8, 2012

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I found a specimen of an interesting Hoplitis in collected material from the Badlands National Park. This is a photo of the head of a male.

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Uploaded on Dec 20, 2011

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This is one of the bigger spider wasps in South Dakota. Males and females look all black with a blue-violet shimmer over the body and wings.

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Uploaded on Dec 19, 2011

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At the beginning of June the males start to emerge and you can find them quickly patrolling along leguminous plants, like alfalfa.

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Uploaded on Dec 11, 2011

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The females are usually found on flowers of Carduus sp. or Cirsium sp. They seem to be specialized in...

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Uploaded on Dec 11, 2011

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Not only halictid bees, often appropriately called sweat bees, can get addicted to sweat. This female spent at least a half hour licking salts.

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Uploaded on Dec 11, 2011

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Not only halictid bees, often appropriately called sweat bees, can get addicted to sweat. This female spent at least a half hour licking salts.

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Uploaded on Dec 11, 2011

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Not only halictid bees, often appropriately called sweat bees, can get addicted to sweat. This female spent at least a half hour licking salts.

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Uploaded on Dec 11, 2011

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This photos was created by stacking 30 photos. Taken with the Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8.

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Uploaded on Dec 11, 2011

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After stacking 40 photos taken with the Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 this photo came out.

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Uploaded on Dec 1, 2011

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After stacking 47 photos taken with the Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 this photo came out.

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Uploaded on Dec 1, 2011

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After stacking 14 photos taken with the Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 this photo came out.

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Uploaded on Dec 1, 2011

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Could this be this species? Or is it the similar Megacyllene angulifera or Megacyllene powersi. There...

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Uploaded on Nov 28, 2011

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I was able to make this shot on a steep rocky slope covered with evening blazing stars...

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Uploaded on Nov 28, 2011

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