Ichneumon Wasp...

[Paul Iddon]

So, after seeking an ID, it turns out this is an Ichneumon Wasp...

Exif:

Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 550D
Lens: 105mm
Image Date: 2010-05-31
Focal Length: 105mm
Aperture: f/8.0
Exposure Time: 0.022 s (1/45)
ISO equiv: 400
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No
Color Space: sRGB
Photographer: Paul Iddon
Copyright: www.pauliddon.co.uk


WDYT?














Paul.

 

[jabbermack]

Great shots.
I think I had the same beast emerging from my tree last year.

This is the cocoon that the beasts came out of.

The smaller of the two is twice the size of a normal wasp.
The bigger of the two was a giant of a thing.

God only knows what it is.