Pepsis rubra, Female, side, GTMO, Cuba_2013-11-06-095400 ZS PMax_10829214365_o One the spider wasps that are often called Tarantula Hawks, many often display various shades of red in their wings, perhaps as a warning to birds as their sting is notoriously


Pepsis rubra, Female, side, GTMO, Cuba_2013-11-06-095400 ZS PMax_10829214365_o One the spider wasps that are often called Tarantula Hawks, many often display various shades of red in their wings, perhaps as a warning to birds as their sting is notoriously painful. This one was collected on the Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba and photographed by Aaman Mengis Pepsis rubra, Female, side, GTMO, ZS PMax


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