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Jul 04, 2006 09:12 |  #1

This is a frequent visitor to the back of my house and one day i will capture it correctly, the problem being is that it never keeps still ...

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Jul 04, 2006 09:38 |  #2
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What beautiful colours Gordon!!! Pity about the sharpness, but hey, just capturing such a beautiful wasp is worth it I reckon. I look forward to the day when you get some cracking shots of this beauty.

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Jul 04, 2006 09:41 |  #3

Well worth posting- beautiful bug.
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Jul 04, 2006 10:25 |  #4

Hiya Gordan,
Well done in even capturing it I had a few of them in my garden & like you say they never stay still, colours are amazing.
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Jul 04, 2006 10:27 |  #5

The colours are amazing.

What the hell is it :shock: and how big are they?


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Jul 04, 2006 10:59 |  #6

It is a Ruby-Tailed Wasp (external link) maybe around 8mm, and i just found out its probably looking for Mason Bee`s ...




  
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