Grooming ? wasp

[GardenersHelper]

Is this an Ichneumon wasp perhaps? Presumably it has to go through these contortions to get at some parts of its body. I don't recall seeing this "standing on its head "behaviour before.

These were captured hand-held with an EF-mount Laowa 100mm 2:1 macro on a 2X teleconverter on a Sigma MC-11 EF to E adapter on a Sony A7ii with a Yongnuo YN24EX twin flash front-mounted on the lens.

The raw files were processed with presets in DXO PhotoLab and Silkypix, and then image-specific adjustments in Lightroom to produce 1300 pixel high JPEGs which were then adjusted in Topaz DeNoise AI.

There are 1300 pixel high versions of these images in this album at Flickr.

#1

1664 11 2020_06_30 DSC05323_PLab3 SP9 LR 1300h-DNAIc (1) by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

#2 Another insect with a broken off wing tip.

1664 12 2020_06_30 DSC05325_PLab3 SP9 LR 1300h-DNAIc by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

#3

1664 13 2020_06_30 DSC05326_PLab3 SP9 LR 1300h-DNAIc by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

#4

1664 14 2020_06_30 DSC05327_PLab3 SP9 LR 1300h-DNAIc by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

#5

1664 15 2020_06_30 DSC05328_PLab3 SP9 LR 1300h-DNAIc by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

 

[alfbranch]

Nicely shot Nick
An ichneumonidae wasp I reckon one of about 2500 UK species

 

[GardenersHelper]

Nicely shot Nick
An ichneumonidae wasp I reckon one of about 2500 UK species

Thanks Alf.

 

[Graham]

That`s some weird behaviour but some great shots.

 

[GardenersHelper]

That`s some weird behaviour but some great shots.

Thanks Graham.

 

[Deleted member 3428]

Whatever it is doing it is well captured, looks like it has lost half a wing too.

 

[GardenersHelper]

Whatever it is doing it is well captured, looks like it has lost half a wing too.

Thanks. It was the second subject with a broken off wing that day (the moth being the first).

 

[scoober]

Incredible shots i love them

 

[GardenersHelper]

Incredible shots i love them

Thanks Les.