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Title: Has anyone an idea what this insect is
Post by: waspy on 05 May 2008, 18:49:50
(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj185/xowasp/Photo-insect.jpg)


Found it walking along my wall. It moves just like a Wasp, but is smaller, has two long antenna/feelers on it's head, has just two wings & is long & slender. I've tried a search, but found nothing.
Sorry about the blurred pic, if you need another i try, but he's a fiesty bugger & quick too
Title: Re: Has anyone an idea what this insect is
Post by: albitz on 05 May 2008, 18:55:58
umm .....no,does it sound polish ? ;D
Title: Re: Has anyone an idea what this insect is
Post by: waspy on 05 May 2008, 18:57:40
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umm .....no,does it sound polish ? ;D

Shall i stick my ear next to it & ask  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Seams to like holes  :o :o :o
Title: Re: Has anyone an idea what this insect is
Post by: HolyCount on 05 May 2008, 18:58:16
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umm .....no,does it sound polish ? ;D

If he is fiesty and quick he could be  :o Probably not taxed or insured either !
Title: Re: Has anyone an idea what this insect is
Post by: albitz on 05 May 2008, 18:59:33
it must be the male of its species then.  ;)
Title: Re: Has anyone an idea what this insect is
Post by: Vamps on 05 May 2008, 21:10:45
Debs will know, she is bound to be along soon. ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Has anyone an idea what this insect is
Post by: Sipey on 05 May 2008, 21:59:45
Not sure, but it looks to be a male wood wasp
Title: Re: Has anyone an idea what this insect is
Post by: Tony H on 05 May 2008, 22:22:32
Hard to tell as the photo is a bit fuzzy but it looks like an icnumin wasp does it have what appears to be a large sting but in actual fact is an ovepositor ?
Title: Re: Has anyone an idea what this insect is
Post by: Vamps on 05 May 2008, 22:27:26
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Hard to tell as the photo is a bit fuzzy but it looks like an icnumin wasp does it have what appears to be a large sting but in actual fact is an ovepositor ?[/quote]

Come on........... family site..................... surly the admins should not allow such language........ ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Has anyone an idea what this insect is
Post by: Debs. on 05 May 2008, 22:27:41
I think Sipey undoubtedly gets the cigar (and the £5).....I think it is indeed a Wood Wasp (Urocerus gigas)  :y
Title: Re: Has anyone an idea what this insect is
Post by: Tony H on 05 May 2008, 22:30:52
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Hard to tell as the photo is a bit fuzzy but it looks like an icnumin wasp does it have what appears to be a large sting but in actual fact is an ovepositor ?[/quote]

Come on........... family site..................... surly the admins should not allow such language........ ;D ;D ;D
Thats natural history speak Debs
Title: Re: Has anyone an idea what this insect is
Post by: Markjay on 05 May 2008, 22:33:31
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I think Sipey undoubtedly gets the cigar (and the £5).....I think it is indeed a Wood Wasp (Urocerus gigas)  :y


Close up and personal does it look like this?:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Urocerus_gigas5.jpg


Title: Re: Has anyone an idea what this insect is
Post by: Markjay on 05 May 2008, 22:41:27
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I think Sipey undoubtedly gets the cigar (and the £5).....I think it is indeed a Wood Wasp (Urocerus gigas)  :y


Close up and personal does it look like this?:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Urocerus_gigas5.jpg




...or this?:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Urocerus_gigas.jpg
Title: Re: Has anyone an idea what this insect is
Post by: Deserter on 05 May 2008, 23:07:20
That thing looks evil close up. I hope you did the decent thing and swatted it.
Title: Re: Has anyone an idea what this insect is
Post by: waspy on 06 May 2008, 06:44:50
I thought Wood Wasp too, because i found some pics of them.
Under closer inspection it doesn't have the same markings.
It has black markings on the end of it tail & a yellow spot. It also has a yellow spot on it thorax at the top of its wings. Its also about 15mm long from head to the end of its tail.
It doesn't appear to have a sting, because when agitated no sting appears. I think it's one that has a bark worse than its bite, though i'm not going to poke it to find out  :D
I've never seen one before & as a kid i had quite a fasination with insects. We've started to get alot of European varieties over the past few years, so maybe it's from abroad :exclamation :exclamation
Title: Re: Has anyone an idea what this insect is
Post by: Kevin Wood on 06 May 2008, 09:25:24
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I've never seen one before & as a kid i had quite a fasination with insects. We've started to get alot of European varieties over the past few years, so maybe it's from abroad :exclamation :exclamation

Me too. I found they disliked my 500 volt megger even more than my little brothers. :-X

Kevin