Well, we can tell male from female in *this* pair…
Although I posted a single insect three days ago — http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-07-22 — I didn't shoot many frames today (keeping fewer than 10). But here at least is a pair of “thread-waisted wasps,” apparently making more thread-waisted wasps…
From BugGuide.net: “With rare exception, Eremnophila can most easily be identified by the distinct silvery-white patches on the sides of the thorax (at the pronotal lobes and mesopleura), and near the terminal end of the thorax (next to the propodeal spiracle and the petiole socket).”
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@sparkleplenty1@michelleyoung Michelle's "take" is frequently so fresh and humorous! What do you mean how did I get this shot? Not dissimilar to this one, http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-06-26. A lens that zooms out to 250mm is usually the answer! It keeps me about 2–3 feet away and captures incredible detail if I focus properly. (The depth of the focus is very, very, very shallow at that focal length.) Happily, so far I have not been stung photographing bees and wasps!
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@lwain Thank you, Lindy; she made it easy!
@michelleyoung Funny you should write that; I thought of that "title" today after I posted it! Thanks, Michelle!
@chrismarfil I'm a professor. The information is from innate curiosity and simply an occupational hazard!
@lyoungs1023 Thanks very much, Elizabeth!
@sparkleplenty1 @michelleyoung Michelle's "take" is frequently so fresh and humorous! What do you mean how did I get this shot? Not dissimilar to this one, http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-06-26. A lens that zooms out to 250mm is usually the answer! It keeps me about 2–3 feet away and captures incredible detail if I focus properly. (The depth of the focus is very, very, very shallow at that focal length.) Happily, so far I have not been stung photographing bees and wasps!