Ichneumonid wasp ( Spilopteron formosum ), female by larose forest photos


19-JUL-2016	Christine Hanrahan

That long projection is an ovipositor, for laying eggs, not a stinger!

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
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Tom LeRoy		30-Jan-2019 19:02
Nice sharp close up, that's quite a formidable wasp! V

Nirvan Hope		30-Jan-2019 18:13
How interesting that long ovipositor. She must choose hidden places a body can't reach.

Isabel Cutler		30-Jan-2019 17:33
Pretty!

Blandine Mangin		30-Jan-2019 17:02
very beautiful ! v

Juliette		30-Jan-2019 16:53
fabulous capture V

Walter Otto Koenig		30-Jan-2019 14:59
Wonderful close up with these interesting details. "V"

chris morton		30-Jan-2019 12:13
wings nice on this one

Yvonne		30-Jan-2019 10:43
Superb image, so glad you explained about the ovipositor! v

joseantonio		30-Jan-2019 06:06
wow, looks really long.V.

Hank Vander Velde		30-Jan-2019 02:38
Excellent sharp close-up Christine.

Pierre Martin		30-Jan-2019 00:29
quite a beautiful specimen and capture!

globalgadabout		30-Jan-2019 00:08
what a long and elegant one this is...fascinating colours in the wings too..

Jim Coffman		29-Jan-2019 23:42
Extremely nice detail in this closeup!

Glenn Dean (Vatorman)		29-Jan-2019 23:31
Even in the depths of winter you seem to have great images to spare from summers past. BZ-V (Or the Larose Forest has its own perpetual summer micro-climate.)

Helen Betts		29-Jan-2019 22:17
It's vicious looking, stinger or not, but nicely captured. V.

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