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I know traditionally Wednesdays are for weevils, but I've run out of weevils so I'm offering up for your consideration.

This wasp is Dolichomitus irritator, a common wasp around here, enjoying the nectar of a cup plant.

Photo of a long wasp standing on the center of a bright yellow flower against an out of focus green background. The wasp has a black head and thorax with long antennae curving up and over its head, a long, slender red abdomen with black stripes and an extremely long ovipositor, easily as long as the rest of the body, that extends beyond the edge of the frame.
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