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Velvet Ant

Velvet Ant

This stunning creature is called a Velvet Ant, butt it is actually a female wasp. They have no wings, but can sting bad! Saw it in North Carolina....
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This stunning creature is called a Velvet Ant, butt it is actually a female wasp. They have no wings, but can sting bad! Saw it in North Carolina.
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camera

Canon EOS REBEL T1i

settings

settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/640 Focal Length 55/1

location

location

Murphy, North Carolina, US

upload_date

upload_date

Nov, 2018

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187

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Awards

Peer Award

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