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Tarantula Hawk

© Robert Jensen

Tarantula Hawk

Uploaded: April 19, 2012

Description

Male tarantula hawk wasp on Mesquite, Mojave Desert

Comments

Arthur Bohlmann April 19, 2012

Awsome Macro. I always wanted to photograph one of these beauties. Maybe this year I will finally have the opportunity #1457505

Dennis Gay April 19, 2012

G'day ROBERT!

This little beastie looks like the Devil incarnate. I know it isn't, but to me it looks evil.
I like how the spikes on its legs are echoed by the spikes on the plany.
All the technicals get a tick.

GB
Dennis #10098926

Robert Jensen April 19, 2012

Thanks for the comments.

Arthur ... these should be out now, but are most commonly found during the summer on certain blossoms. In the local mountains they love scale broom which can bloom anytime during the summer and into Sept. #10098968

Douglas Pignet April 19, 2012

kewl find and capture #10099090

David Resnikoff level-classic April 20, 2012

Great find and awesome picture.
The details just stand in front of our eyes.
As Dennis mentioned, perfect tech.

David R #10100365

Carla Capra Anderson April 20, 2012

Amazing #10100601

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