Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2020 5:38 pm
A tiny wasp? 1cm
Marloth last month
Marloth last month
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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2020 7:00 pm
something new Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2020 10:10 am
Very co-operative for photos when they come and sit on your hand! 
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2020 10:24 am
Very brave to keep it on your skin, most people react hysterical only when a wasp is spotted. But yours was amale anyway and in contrast to social wasps, which sting basically for defence, solitary wasps sting only to capture and immobilise prey
Pompilidae, likely Homonotus ruficornis
and in contrast to social wasps, which sting basically for defence, solitary wasps sting only to capture and immobilise prey Pompilidae, likely Homonotus ruficornis
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2020 10:45 am
It was too small to sting!
Homonotus!
Homonotus!
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 5:59 pm
A big fly from Marloth, over 1cm!
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 6:24 pm
What is it sitting on, looks disgusting?
Frontal view would help
Frontal view would help
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 6:27 pm
Only view...it is sitting on Dwarf's messy food preparation, which I normally clean up!
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 6:29 pm
Ok, but what is the blackish thing?
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 6:32 pm
The tiles!