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Pepsis sp., La Isla Escondida, Colombia A massive Tarantula-hawk Wasp that our guide Manuel had caught. He put it in a freezer for 2 mins to slow it down. We then took photos for about a minute after which it flew away.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/167444/pepsis_sp._-_overview_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html" title="Pepsis sp. - overview, La Isla Escondida, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/167444_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=mHRWcAMZuLk7DjBPo6Bs3jw4IaU%3D" width="200" height="168" alt="Pepsis sp. - overview, La Isla Escondida, Colombia A massive Tarantula-hawk Wasp that our guide Manuel had caught. He put it in a freezer for 2 mins to slow it down. We then took photos for about a minute after which it flew away.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/167444/pepsis_sp._-_overview_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/167445/pepsis_sp._la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/167443/pepsis_sp._-_closeup_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2024,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,South America,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/167445/pepsis_sp._la_isla_escondida_colombia.html" title="Pepsis sp., La Isla Escondida, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/167445_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=wwnJHdFcbTOg6N9PhaJOFOzIFys%3D" width="200" height="152" alt="Pepsis sp., La Isla Escondida, Colombia A massive Tarantula-hawk Wasp that our guide Manuel had caught. He put it in a freezer for 2 mins to slow it down. We then took photos for about a minute after which it flew away.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/167444/pepsis_sp._-_overview_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/167445/pepsis_sp._la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/167443/pepsis_sp._-_closeup_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2024,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,South America,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/167443/pepsis_sp._-_closeup_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html" title="Pepsis sp. - closeup, La Isla Escondida, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/167443_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=u59BqOlCHf7yLNIkKiKD9WHOMH0%3D" width="200" height="128" alt="Pepsis sp. - closeup, La Isla Escondida, Colombia A massive Tarantula-hawk Wasp that our guide Manuel had caught. He put it in a freezer for 2 mins to slow it down. We then took photos for about a minute after which it flew away.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/167444/pepsis_sp._-_overview_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/167445/pepsis_sp._la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/167443/pepsis_sp._-_closeup_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2024,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,South America,World" /></a></figure> Colombia,Colombia 2024,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge

Pepsis sp., La Isla Escondida, Colombia

A massive Tarantula-hawk Wasp that our guide Manuel had caught. He put it in a freezer for 2 mins to slow it down. We then took photos for about a minute after which it flew away.

Pepsis sp. - overview, La Isla Escondida, Colombia A massive Tarantula-hawk Wasp that our guide Manuel had caught. He put it in a freezer for 2 mins to slow it down. We then took photos for about a minute after which it flew away.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/167444/pepsis_sp._-_overview_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/167445/pepsis_sp._la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/167443/pepsis_sp._-_closeup_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2024,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,South America,World

Pepsis sp., La Isla Escondida, Colombia A massive Tarantula-hawk Wasp that our guide Manuel had caught. He put it in a freezer for 2 mins to slow it down. We then took photos for about a minute after which it flew away.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/167444/pepsis_sp._-_overview_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/167445/pepsis_sp._la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/167443/pepsis_sp._-_closeup_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2024,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,South America,World

Pepsis sp. - closeup, La Isla Escondida, Colombia A massive Tarantula-hawk Wasp that our guide Manuel had caught. He put it in a freezer for 2 mins to slow it down. We then took photos for about a minute after which it flew away.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/167444/pepsis_sp._-_overview_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/167445/pepsis_sp._la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/167443/pepsis_sp._-_closeup_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2024,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,South America,World

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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Feb 22, 2025. Captured Oct 8, 2024 15:23 in MW5H+42 Orito, Putumayo, Colombia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/16.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO100
  • 105mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.