Ichneumon wasp trying to get at prey

Taken with a 2X mcroscope lens on sony A6000 handheld.

BrianV

Just what I need- a caterpillar in a cocoon

Sony α6000 / ILCE-6000 • 1/160 • ISO 200

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2nw4​oXP Ichneumon wasp X2 #1 by Brian Valentine, on Flickr

I'll try to get in here

Sony α6000 / ILCE-6000 • 1/160 • ISO 200

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2nw6​PDk Ichneumon wasp X2 #2 by Brian Valentine, on Flickr

Sony α6000 / ILCE-6000 • 1/160 • ISO 200

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2nvY​8xp

No go- I try to go through the cocoon then

Sony α6000 / ILCE-6000 • 1/160 • ISO 200

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2nw5​DyS

This is tougher than I thought

Sony α6000 / ILCE-6000 • 1/160 • ISO 200

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2nw6​PDR

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Richard

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avondale87 wrote in post #19401794
Interesting observation very nicely captured.
Thanks for sharing Brian

sw2001 wrote in post #19401996
Wonderful action shots Brian. Looks like it's laying eggs on the caterpillar.

Thanks for the comments Richard and Werner- appreciated

Brian V.

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Mark Sturtevant wrote in post #19402527
Excellent series!

Thanks Mark

Brian V.

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