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They don't commonly sting though, in my experience. They have epic battles with big spiders, and the wasp almost always wins.

At least the ones in Arizona were. I loved the blue and orange combination.

And so well photographed. Super nice.

I am super fortunate to have access to these specimens. I only wish I had begun photographing them years ago.

I'm very fortunate to have these, and I can access other university collections too.

Wonderful specimen shots.

Prefer my bugs alive.

Still, those shots are stellar

Very cool.

I stopped collecting almost twenty years ago, but I teach entomology so my students need a teaching collection to help them learn. These specimens are mostly 20-50 years old.

be a great teaching resource for years to come.


I walk around my yard and I am thrilled by the many, many insects.

the detail in your photos is phenomenal

those nature shows that show insects in action, sometimes underground, how the heck do they film that stuff?

are wonderful.

some kind of rhinoceros beetle - in the scarab family.