Climaciella

Description: Climaciella brunnea. Cruickshank Trail, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Brevard County, Florida, USA. The most exciting encounter of my Florida trip. And there were hundreds of them sitting in the grass on the dike. I initially mistook them for paper wasps, but something was strange about them, even from a distance. They like playing peekaboo. Date: 1 October 2016, 14:57. Source: Wasp Mantidfly. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Camera location28° 41′ 23.13″ N, 80° 47′ 06.55″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 28.689759; -80.785152.

Description: Climaciella brunnea. Cruickshank Trail, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Brevard County, Florida, USA. The most exciting encounter of my Florida trip. And there were hundreds of them sitting in the grass on the dike. I initially mistook them for paper wasps, but something was strange about them, even from a distance. Date: 1 October 2016, 14:35. Source: Wasp Mantidfly. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Camera location28° 41′ 23.13″ N, 80° 47′ 06.55″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 28.689759; -80.785152.

Description: Climaciella brunnea. Cruickshank Trail, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Brevard County, Florida, USA. The most exciting encounter of my Florida trip. And there were hundreds of them sitting in the grass on the dike. I initially mistook them for paper wasps, but something was strange about them, even from a distance. Date: 1 October 2016, 14:38. Source: Wasp Mantidfly. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Camera location28° 41′ 23.13″ N, 80° 47′ 06.55″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 28.689759; -80.785152.

Description: Climaciella brunnea. Cruickshank Trail, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Brevard County, Florida, USA. The most exciting encounter of my Florida trip. And there were hundreds of them sitting in the grass on the dike. I initially mistook them for paper wasps, but something was strange about them, even from a distance. Some of them made strange waving movements with their front legs. Are these males trying to attract females?. Date: 1 October 2016, 14:58. Source: Wasp Mantidfly. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Camera location28° 41′ 23.13″ N, 80° 47′ 06.55″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 28.689759; -80.785152.

Description: Climaciella brunnea. Cruickshank Trail, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Brevard County, Florida, USA. The most exciting encounter of my Florida trip. And there were hundreds of them sitting in the grass on the dike. I initially mistook them for paper wasps, but something was strange about them, even from a distance. Date: 1 October 2016, 14:37. Source: Wasp Mantidfly. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Camera location28° 41′ 23.13″ N, 80° 47′ 06.55″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 28.689759; -80.785152.

Description: Climaciella brunnea. Cruickshank Trail, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Brevard County, Florida, USA. The most exciting encounter of my Florida trip. And there were hundreds of them sitting in the grass on the dike. I initially mistook them for paper wasps, but something was strange about them, even from a distance. This one must be a female. It looks like she has a spermatophore attached to her butt. Date: 1 October 2016, 14:55. Source: Wasp Mantidfly. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Camera location28° 41′ 23.13″ N, 80° 47′ 06.55″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 28.689759; -80.785152.

Description: Climaciella brunnea. Cruickshank Trail, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Brevard County, Florida, USA. The most exciting encounter of my Florida trip. And there were hundreds of them sitting in the grass on the dike. I initially mistook them for paper wasps, but something was strange about them, even from a distance. Date: 1 October 2016, 14:38. Source: Wasp Mantidfly. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Camera location28° 41′ 23.13″ N, 80° 47′ 06.55″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 28.689759; -80.785152.

Description: Climaciella brunnea. Cruickshank Trail, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Brevard County, Florida, USA. The most exciting encounter of my Florida trip. And there were hundreds of them sitting in the grass on the dike. I initially mistook them for paper wasps, but something was strange about them, even from a distance. Some of them made strange waving movements with their front legs. Are these males trying to attract females?. Date: 1 October 2016, 14:58. Source: Wasp Mantidfly. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Camera location28° 41′ 23.13″ N, 80° 47′ 06.55″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 28.689759; -80.785152.

Description: Climaciella brunnea. Cruickshank Trail, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Brevard County, Florida, USA. The most exciting encounter of my Florida trip. And there were hundreds of them sitting in the grass on the dike. I initially mistook them for paper wasps, but something was strange about them, even from a distance. Date: 1 October 2016, 14:34. Source: Wasp Mantidfly. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Camera location28° 41′ 23.13″ N, 80° 47′ 06.55″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 28.689759; -80.785152.

Description: Climaciella brunnea. Cruickshank Trail, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Brevard County, Florida, USA. The most exciting encounter of my Florida trip. And there were hundreds of them sitting in the grass on the dike. I initially mistook them for paper wasps, but something was strange about them, even from a distance. Some of them made strange waving movements with their front legs. Are these males trying to attract females?. Date: 1 October 2016, 14:58. Source: Wasp Mantidfly. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Camera location28° 41′ 23.13″ N, 80° 47′ 06.55″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 28.689759; -80.785152.

Description: English: Wasp Mantidfly - Climaciella brunnea, McKinney Roughs Nature Park, Cedar Creek, Texas. Date: 14 May 2016, 11:28:53. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/52450054@N04/26775946570/. Author: Judy Gallagher.

Description: Climaciella brunnea. Cruickshank Trail, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Brevard County, Florida, USA. The most exciting encounter of my Florida trip. And there were hundreds of them sitting in the grass on the dike. I initially mistook them for paper wasps, but something was strange about them, even from a distance. This one must be a female. It looks like she has a spermatophore attached to her butt. Date: 1 October 2016, 14:55. Source: Wasp Mantidfly. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Camera location28° 41′ 23.13″ N, 80° 47′ 06.55″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 28.689759; -80.785152.

Description: Climaciella brunnea. Cruickshank Trail, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Brevard County, Florida, USA. The most exciting encounter of my Florida trip. And there were hundreds of them sitting in the grass on the dike. I initially mistook them for paper wasps, but something was strange about them, even from a distance. Some of them made strange waving movements with their front legs. Are these males trying to attract females?. Date: 1 October 2016, 14:58. Source: Wasp Mantidfly. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Camera location28° 41′ 23.13″ N, 80° 47′ 06.55″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 28.689759; -80.785152.

Description: Climaciella brunnea. Cruickshank Trail, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Brevard County, Florida, USA. The most exciting encounter of my Florida trip. And there were hundreds of them sitting in the grass on the dike. I initially mistook them for paper wasps, but something was strange about them, even from a distance. Date: 1 October 2016, 14:39. Source: Wasp Mantidfly. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Camera location28° 41′ 23.13″ N, 80° 47′ 06.55″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 28.689759; -80.785152.

Description: Climaciella brunnea. Cruickshank Trail, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Brevard County, Florida, USA. The most exciting encounter of my Florida trip. And there were hundreds of them sitting in the grass on the dike. I initially mistook them for paper wasps, but something was strange about them, even from a distance. Date: 1 October 2016, 14:36. Source: Wasp Mantidfly. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Camera location28° 41′ 23.13″ N, 80° 47′ 06.55″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 28.689759; -80.785152.

Description: Climaciella brunnea. Cruickshank Trail, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Brevard County, Florida, USA. The most exciting encounter of my Florida trip. And there were hundreds of them sitting in the grass on the dike. I initially mistook them for paper wasps, but something was strange about them, even from a distance. Date: 1 October 2016, 14:35. Source: Wasp Mantidfly. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Camera location28° 41′ 23.13″ N, 80° 47′ 06.55″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 28.689759; -80.785152.