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Wolf at Your Door

So there you are, a little sweat bee, foraging in the buckwheat. You sip some nectar, and suddenly, a flash of yellow. A wolf is at your door. It's a beewolf, a crabronid wasp from the genus Philanthus, as identified by Lynn Kimsey, director of...

A beewolf, or crabronid wasp, on buckwheat. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A beewolf, or crabronid wasp, on buckwheat. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Beewolf maneuvering around the buckwheat. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Beewolf maneuvering around the buckwheat. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up of beewolf head. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up of beewolf head. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Beewolf lands on the same flower occupied by a hungry praying mantis. The wasp quickly left. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Beewolf lands on the same flower occupied by a hungry praying mantis. The wasp quickly left. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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