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 07/13/2014 10:56:52 PM · #1
Anybody recognize it?

It looks like a wasp, but it seems to have no stinger.

Also, it was digging into this flower, not just collecting pollen. I wondered whether it was preparing to lay eggs.
07/13/2014 10:58:29 PM · #2
Paper wasp, and it definitely has a stinger.
 07/13/2014 11:01:22 PM · #3
Where's the stinger, Shannon?

Or is that it? I thought it would look like a sharp point.
 07/13/2014 11:08:15 PM · #4
They have a retractable stinger with no barb, so they can jab you more than once.
 07/13/2014 11:27:33 PM · #5
Yep. I knew wasps differed from bees in that they can sting you as many times as they like.

Thanks for the ID!
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