Some sort of wasp like insect
Insects aren't my thing usually, but it was raining and this guy was sheltering on the veranda handrail.
View all photos taken: Saturday, 4th December 2010, This photo: 2:04pm
Insects aren't my thing usually, but it was raining and this guy was sheltering on the veranda handrail.
View all photos taken: Saturday, 4th December 2010, This photo: 2:04pm
Woderful thing. Post it at "ID please?" and see what they come up with?
That's great capture!
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Excellent shot David, composed perfectly !!
Wonderful photo, the dash of orange colour makes this!
What lens did you use here, Dave?
wow, looks evil lol
Wouldn't want to run into that fella
Excellent macro!
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/maasha] Done - we'll see what comes of it.
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/smartyphoto] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/45912900@N06] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/craiglyons] Thanks!
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/55351921@N06] Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro, shot at or very close to 1:1.
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronaldtan] A bit yeah.
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/34161104@N03] Well it's only very small, and seemed quite docile.
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/cobra_11] Thanks!
Looks like a Spider Wasp (Family Pompilidae)
Iain
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/dadegroot] Oh really? Hard to get a sense of scale with these things! And you mentioned it was some kind of wasp, and I've had many a run in with those buggers
if it is a wasp - over here like this they are harmless, parasitic, solitary wasps, lay there eggs on some hapless caterpillar - a living larder, gross ! Wonderful antennae
www.ozanimals.com/Insect/Spider-Wasp/Pompilidae%20family/...
if this is correct being Australian it can bite people but rarely does, any wasp that eats spiders is a good wasp !!!