| | S | M | T | W | T | F | S | | 29 | 30 |
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
| |
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
| |
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
19
| |
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
25
|
26
| |
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
| 1 | 2 |  » Stats |
Members: 50,150
Threads: 82,332
Posts: 853,180
Top Poster: glsammy (15,069)
| | Welcome to our newest member, RichardB | |  | 
10-04-2010, 09:53 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Corfe Mullen, Dorset
Posts: 1,618
| | | Small Wasp with black/red/black abdomen (?)
Several (about 10) of these flying low over a small part of the lawn and over rough ground by the garage this morning (by my "bee paradise" - which is made up of a sunny area covered with dead logs, sandy bank and bee tubes). Every now and then one of them would land for a few seconds. Very small about 10mm long. Very distinctive black/red/black band on abdomen.
I thought digger wasp maybe?
Any ideas? Cheers. Jane    |
10-04-2010, 01:30 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Corfe Mullen, Dorset
Posts: 1,618
| | | Re: Small Wasp with black/red/black abdomen (?)
No ideas yet on my wasp? I'd be pleased to know if it was a digger wasp or something else. Not bothered about the particular one... just a rough idea of species would be great.
Cheers. Jane |
10-04-2010, 03:37 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Barnsley
Posts: 1,727
| | | Re: Small Wasp with black/red/black abdomen (?)
It's an ichneumon, unidentifiable except perhaps to one or two of the finest minds on WAB 
__________________
John Coldwell |
10-04-2010, 06:11 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Corfe Mullen, Dorset
Posts: 1,618
| | | Re: Small Wasp with black/red/black abdomen (?)
Many thanks oxycera. What is it about the wasp that defines it as an Ichneumon? Is it the long antennae (Ichneumon have at least 16 segments don't they?). Then I'll know what to look out for next time. Cheers. Jane |
10-04-2010, 08:04 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Barnsley
Posts: 1,727
| | | Re: Small Wasp with black/red/black abdomen (?)
Yes, that's a good clue, ichneumons have far more segments than sphecid wasps and other aculeates.
__________________
John Coldwell |
10-04-2010, 08:31 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Corfe Mullen, Dorset
Posts: 1,618
| | | Re: Small Wasp with black/red/black abdomen (?)
Not always very easy to count them though  |
10-04-2010, 08:53 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Barnsley
Posts: 1,727
| | | Re: Small Wasp with black/red/black abdomen (?)
That's true, but after a certain amount of experience its not really necessary.
__________________
John Coldwell | | |
| Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
| | |
| | | 21 members and 363 guests | | aeshna5, alandy, Astra, Columbarius, Dan_R, Dragoner, earthdragon64, Gerel, johnwray205, kathyheel, markp, mbaldw, Meta menardi, MP, Paul mabbott, RichardB, rogpow, shenk1, spaldingd, Tursiops2, Wharfrat | » New Wildlife Posts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | » New Environment Posts | | | | | | | | | » New Activity Posts | | | | | | | | | » New Community Posts | | |  Spammers! Yesterday 08:00 AM 5 Replies, 108 Views | | | | | |
