Long shot but can anyone identify this bug? They get stuck in the surf on beaches in Kauai, perhaps other Hawaiian islands IDK. This was taken on Hanakapiai beach back in November. I naturalist is like 🤷‍♀️ might be a vespoid wasp. It’s about an inch long.

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Hey Heihei!

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Gemini North’s Volatile Neighbor

The starry band of the Milky Way hangs overhead in this panorama taken from Maunakea, the home of Gemini North, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, supported in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation and operated by NSF NOIRLab.

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Ivan Florence rides a huge swell in training for the Da Hui backdoor shootout event held annually at Pipeline, #Hawaii

Photograph: Brian Bielmann/AFP/Getty Images

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A professional surfer falls from their board during the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational surfing event at Waimea Bay near Pupukea, #Hawaii. REUTERS/Marco Garcia

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