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09-08-2009, 05:20 PM
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| | | stab in the dark
Hello
I have no picture, just a description. We were in our polytunnel today when we saw quite a scary looking bee / wasp. About 1-2 inches long, its body seemed to have three distinct parts - it's head, middle body, and tail. I think it was the middle part that was bright orange, the rest black. It stood out very clearly and is something we have never seen before.
Any ideas what it could be? If I saw a picture of it, I am pretty sure I could say yes or no.
Thanks
Alison |
09-08-2009, 05:48 PM
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| | | Re: stab in the dark
worth a go, but was it similar to this 
A Sand digger wasp |
09-08-2009, 05:51 PM
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| | | Re: stab in the dark
Where was the photograph taken, Liam? I don't recognise the cricket...
Last edited by Jason Green; 09-08-2009 at 05:57 PM.
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09-08-2009, 06:03 PM
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| | | Re: stab in the dark
Hi Liam
Pretty sure that is what it was. Would make sense, coz' I have just read that they eat caterpillars - they are welcome to the ones eating my brassicas!
Bl**dy scary looking mind you...wouldn't want to get too close |
10-08-2009, 10:54 AM
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| | | Re: stab in the dark
Hi Jason
I pinched the picture from here
It is a Sphex Digger Wasp with Katydid
Last edited by liam71; 10-08-2009 at 10:58 AM.
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10-08-2009, 11:11 AM
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| | | Re: stab in the dark
Thought so. Further searching and I doubt it's on the UK list! It's also here... Great Golden Digger Wasp - Sphex ichneumoneus
... so the mystery of what you saw Alison, lives on  |
10-08-2009, 11:58 AM
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| | | Re: stab in the dark
Neither wasp not ortopteran are on the UK list... so not terribly likely to be these I suspect | | |
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