Kelvin Wiley🕷 on Instagram: "Often mistaken for its close relative, the Eastern Cicada Killer (Sphecius speciosus), this large male Horse Guard Wasp (Stictia carolina) sure does bear a similar resemblance. Despite this being a male that I’m holding, the females of this particular wasp species are far more interesting. The females will dig out burrows in the sand and will lay a single egg into each one of the burrows that she has excavated. After her eggs have hatched, the female Horse Guard Was

This strategy is the best strategy to kill a giant bucks this time of year. If you’ve used this strategy before and had success, I want to hear about it in the comments! #deertips #whitetails

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