Does anyone know what this beautiful creature is that landed on my greenhouse today? It was about 3-4cm long and walked very fast, hence the not great photos. Thanks in advance.
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(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/georgie_girl15/Wildlife/P4120003.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/georgie_girl15/Wildlife/P4120002.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/georgie_girl15/Wildlife/P4120004.jpg)
I don't know but you might find it on here
http://www.britishbugs.org.uk/
Quote from: Flighty on April 12, 2009, 16:28:52
I don't know but you might find it on here
http://www.britishbugs.org.uk/
LOL! I've got a couple of really good books on insects and I was just being lazy. There are sooooo many aren't there?
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I don't blame you as I can never find ones that I look for either! Yes, way too many! xx
It looks like a male wood-boring wasp. I can't find one with that colour pattern, but foreign ones arrive regularly in timber, so that doesn't rule it out.
Quote from: Robert_Brenchley on April 12, 2009, 17:57:21
It looks like a male wood-boring wasp. I can't find one with that colour pattern, but foreign ones arrive regularly in timber, so that doesn't rule it out.
Thanks Robert. Eek, if I'd known it was a wasp I wouldn't have got so close! :o
It's annoying because the photos I have aren't half as bad as they look here but since Dan changed the format for posting pics mine seem to lose definition. I could post one on my blog (where it is possible to zoom in) if anyone cares to have a closer look. :)
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Don't worry, they're not capable of stinging!