Mr Jaculator

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A Small specimen, but I love these beasties...

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Looks like an ichneumon wasp, excellent shot. I know how much theses thing move about and how tough they are to shoot.
 
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Yes it does look like one doesn't it?, but my book says it is Gasteruption jaculator, which seems not to be an ichneumon wasp.
 
Yes Martin it seems it uses that long ovipositor to place eggs in wood, it young then feed on the surrounding wood beetle larvae. Fascinating world is the insect world isn't it?
 
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