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Title: big wasp
Post by: sawfish on June 25, 2007, 10:50:22

I've never seen a wasp this size before in Glasgow. Is it a specific type?

http://tinyurl.com/2exjy6 (http://tinyurl.com/2exjy6)

Title: Re: big wasp
Post by: David R on June 25, 2007, 10:58:37

thats a type of moth! - not googled it yet so not sure what the name is - will check

Title: Re: big wasp
Post by: David R on June 25, 2007, 11:07:14

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.uoguelph.ca/debu/STEVEweb/images/Sesiidae.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.uoguelph.ca/debu/STEVEweb/html/Sessidae_NA_lg.htm&h=321&w=400&sz=63&hl=en&start=16&um=1&tbnid=-79lR59MIGQi0M:&tbnh=100&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dclearwing%2Bmoth%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

Title: Re: big wasp
Post by: sawfish on June 25, 2007, 11:30:28

wow, it had me fooled.

Title: Re: big wasp
Post by: angle shades on June 25, 2007, 11:34:12

:) me thinks you are right David, Lunar Hornet Clearwing?/ shades x

Title: Re: big wasp
Post by: Mrs Ava on June 26, 2007, 12:31:06

Well if it was buzzing around me I would be running for cover!

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