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  • May I suggest you use this site for identifying the insect you found? http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/search_advanced.asp?curGroupID=4 From what you've said, it is an insect for sure. But given the millions of species of insect -- it would be extremely difficult to identify this one based upon the description given.
  • Space Herpes!
  • I looked up Tarantula Hawk after seeing it in your comment to Jack. I found an image at answers.com, but it's hard to spot the bug amidst the foliage: http://www.answers.com/Tarantula%20Hawk (Scroll 1/2 way down the page.) "The tarantula hawk is a species of spider wasp, which hunts tarantulas as food for their larvae. "Adults feed on nectar; larvae feed on spiders. "REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY "Adults capture and paralyze a spider and then prepare a cell for it in the ground, in rotten wood, or in a suitable crevice in rocks. An egg is laid on the victim; the spider is buried alive with the larva, which hatches within a few days. It pupates after it has consumed the spider. "This species of wasp is especially attracted to the flowers of Asclepias species (Asclepiadaceae), and it probably forms the largest group of pollinators. The female wasp's sting can be excruciatingly painful, but they are not known to attack humans without being provoked." Have you tried provoking it to see what happens? :) Below are some cropped, enlarged sections of the original image I made so I could see the insect better. =============

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