Hi All,
Just caught this bug from my garden. I'm not sure if it is harmless or not.
Many thanks 
IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/5493918558/
x_tan Cream of the Crop More info | Mar 03, 2011 01:10 | #1 Hi All, IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/photos/x_tan/5493918558/ Canon 5D3 + Zoom (EF 17-40L, 24-105L & 28-300L, 100-400L II) & Prime (24L II, 85L II, 100L, 135L & 200 f/2.8L II; Zeiss 1,4/35)
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realjax Senior Member 551 posts Joined Mar 2010 Location: Netherlands More info | Mar 03, 2011 02:37 | #2 Some kind of wasp. It's got a nice set of mandibles which it probably either uses for chewing off nest building materials or for ripping apart other insects. Beautiful iridescent effect in the wings by the way ! Jacco
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LordV Macro Photo-Lord of the Year 2006 More info | Mar 03, 2011 02:48 | #3 Lovely captures- assume it's a blue-winged wasp - Scoliidae - thought to be beneficial in the garden preying on beetle grubs. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/
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focus.pocus Goldmember 3,423 posts Likes: 2 Joined Jul 2009 Location: Geneva Switzerland / South Carolina U.S.A. More info | Mar 03, 2011 02:55 | #4 have no idea but nice shots... I know, right? I'm just sayin'...
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dgraham329 Cream of the Crop 11,133 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jan 2010 Location: Central Oklahoma More info | Mar 03, 2011 09:53 | #5 nice ones
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