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Cuckoo Wasp

Cuckoo Wasp

A metallic-looking Cuckoo Wasp on a plant stem. I disturbed it from its slumber in a rolled-up leaf and it wasn't happy!...
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A metallic-looking Cuckoo Wasp on a plant stem. I disturbed it from its slumber in a rolled-up leaf and it wasn't happy!
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camera

NIKON D5300

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settings

Aperture 16/1 ISO 100 Shutter 1/200 Focal Length 105/1

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upload_date

Apr, 2017

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