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Old 6th of May 2006 (Sat)   #1
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don't know what's going on here. Wasp was hanging from a curled leaf by its jaws.







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Great shots I think this is how they sleep Love the eyes
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Stag night prank?
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Great find- good shot. Think it might be another Nomada bee.
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Very cool shots. I'm not sure why they do this? I have photos of a mining bee doing the same thing. Pretty cool to catch them in the act. Keep up the great work.

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What a shot! fanatastic images.
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Great shots I think this is how they sleep Love the eyes
very witty - then again bats do
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Great find- good shot. Think it might be another Nomada bee.
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thanks for the possible ID - looks right.
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Great capture of an unusual scene (for me at least :P)
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Unusual behaviour! Nicely captured.

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