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I would love to know what this is
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Posted on 05-02-2011 11:05
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Not even sure of the order -- is this a Hymenoptera?
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I think it's Hymenoptera, maybe Chalcidoidea!
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I believe it is a "Bison Wasp" - Eucharitidae
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Sara, Tony, Thank-you. (It sure looks like a Bison with those big shoulders!)
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I get so excited I forget to include the data: 18 May 2009, Pico Bonito National Park, Honduras. Length 4 mm to wing tip.
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