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Megascolia azurea christiana Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Scrubland.<br />
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In 2011, armed with a camera, I found the wasp again. Still not over my wasp phobia at that time, I was reluctant to get any closer than four feet and had one foot angled for a sprint get-a-way.<br />
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I knew that I would want a measurement, so I photographed my feet position and noted my stance. I returned with photo print-outs and a steel rule, using all the information I was able to position the camera and photographed the rule in position. Back at the lab, I overlaid the images to get a measurement – 36mm.<br />
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For a long time, I was convinced that this bug was a bee, but made no progress in the ID hunt. Finally I had a look at wasps and soon found the species under Scoliidae. Unfortunately I have not seen the wasp since. If I saw it today, I would likely scoop it up and take it home with me.<br />
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Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Scrubland.<br />
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Megascolia azurea christiana

Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Scrubland.

Megascolia azurea christiana I first spotted this wasp 18 years ago. A friend and I observed it coming out of a hole in the ground near a tree root. It was very worrying as it just kept coming out, more and more of it. I could have sworn it was 2” long.<br />
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In 2011, armed with a camera, I found the wasp again. Still not over my wasp phobia at that time, I was reluctant to get any closer than four feet and had one foot angled for a sprint get-a-way.<br />
<br />
I knew that I would want a measurement, so I photographed my feet position and noted my stance. I returned with photo print-outs and a steel rule, using all the information I was able to position the camera and photographed the rule in position. Back at the lab, I overlaid the images to get a measurement – 36mm.<br />
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For a long time, I was convinced that this bug was a bee, but made no progress in the ID hunt. Finally I had a look at wasps and soon found the species under Scoliidae. Unfortunately I have not seen the wasp since. If I saw it today, I would likely scoop it up and take it home with me.<br />
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Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Scrubland.<br />
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The Megascolia azurea

Megascolia azurea is a scoliid wasp in the Megascolia genus.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants

Species identified by Vodkaman

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Uploaded Apr 25, 2016. Captured Nov 13, 2011 10:04 in Jl. Lavender No.8, Ciwaruga, Parongpong, Kabupaten Bandung Barat, Jawa Barat, Indonesia.

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E-10
f/4.8
1/80s
ISO80
36mm