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Part of a nest of Isodontia pelopoeiformis (Apoidea: Spheciformes: Sphecidae) in a man-made boring in a wood block, showing long-horned grasshopper prey and wasp's egg. An example of a flower visitor requiring pre-existing cavities such as old nest galleries of Carpenter Bees or old beetle larva borings.

photo: Fred Gess

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