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~ Growing near the swimming pool was a moderately sized plant with pinkish blooms. A sizable black wasp flew up to a bloom and landed. The tip of its abdomen was orange, a distinctive feature unlike any other wasp species I'd seen in Kenya. Larger than most other wasps, I wondered if it might be a mud-dauber wasp. It diligently worked in the flower before flying off to continue its errands. Kenya's insect variety is apparent at any camp or lodge, where walking around the grounds enables one to observe both flying and crawling species.