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[waspy]

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

[albitz]

umm .....no,does it sound polish ?

[waspy]

umm .....no,does it sound polish ?

Shall i stick my ear next to it & ask  

Seams to like holes  

[HolyCount]

umm .....no,does it sound polish ?

If he is fiesty and quick he could be   Probably not taxed or insured either !

[albitz]

it must be the male of its species then.  

[Vamps]

Debs will know, she is bound to be along soon.

[Sipey]

Not sure, but it looks to be a male wood wasp

[Tony H]

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 ?

[Vamps]

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........

[Debs.]

I think Sipey undoubtedly gets the cigar (and the £5).....I think it is indeed a Wood Wasp (Urocerus gigas)  

[Tony H]

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........

Thats natural history speak Debs

[Markjay]

I think Sipey undoubtedly gets the cigar (and the £5).....I think it is indeed a Wood Wasp (Urocerus gigas)  

Close up and personal does it look like this?:

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

[Markjay]

I think Sipey undoubtedly gets the cigar (and the £5).....I think it is indeed a Wood Wasp (Urocerus gigas)  

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

[Deserter]

That thing looks evil close up. I hope you did the decent thing and swatted it.

[waspy]

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  
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