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Pseudomasaris vespoides

A pollen wasp (Pseudomasaris vespoides) with Lemhi Penstemon (Penstemon lemhiensis) flowers. Evidence suggests that the wasp co-evolved with the penstemon to pollinate the plant. Photographed via permit at Big Hole National Battlefield, Montana.

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A pollen wasp (Pseudomasaris vespoides) with Lemhi Penstemon (Penstemon lemhiensis) flowers. Evidence suggests that the wasp co-evolved with the penstemon to pollinate the plant. Photographed via permit at Big Hole National Battlefield, Montana.