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Gentle Giants A Mammoth Wasp & Carpenter Bee staying out of each others way while collecting pollen/nectar Geotagged,Greece,Mammoth wasp,Megascolia maculata flavifrons,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Gentle Giants

A Mammoth Wasp & Carpenter Bee staying out of each others way while collecting pollen/nectar

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The Megascolia maculata flavifrons

The mammoth wasp, Megascolia maculata flavifrons, is a very large wasp (the largest in Europe), with the female reaching up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in), whereas the male is smaller. The species can be seen in warm weather, from May to September.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
Species identified by Stuart
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Uploaded Aug 20, 2017. Captured Jul 6, 2017 13:02 in Unnamed Road, Kerkira 490 81, Greece.
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  • Canon EOS 600D
  • f/9.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO100
  • 60mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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