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Wasp Beetle I have a strange relationship with bugs. Part of me is fascinated by them, part of me is creeped out by them. This wasp beetle jumped straight at me as I got too close. Just before it did, it produced the wasp sound it is well known for. Clytus arietis,Geotagged,Slabroek,The Netherlands,Wasp Beetle Click/tap to enlarge

Wasp Beetle

I have a strange relationship with bugs. Part of me is fascinated by them, part of me is creeped out by them. This wasp beetle jumped straight at me as I got too close. Just before it did, it produced the wasp sound it is well known for.

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The Wasp beetle

Clytus arietis, the wasp beetle, is a wasp-mimicking longhorn beetle species in the genus Clytus. It reaches 9–18 millimetres (0.35–0.71 in) in length, and flies well in sunshine from May to July, often visiting flowers for pollen and nectar.

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Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded May 27, 2012. Captured May 25, 2012 15:28 in Slabroekseweg, 5406 Uden, The Netherlands.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/5.6
  • 1/200s
  • ISO140
  • 105mm

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