I.D. needed, hitch hiker included.

Tooks some pics of this little critter today. The ones with the dark background are from early this morning. Very cloudy.
The green background was from after work, still cloudy.
Didn't notice the rider in the one shot till I downloaded it.

ISO 100/ f16 /ss1/200/ flash

C&C always welcome and an ID if anyone knows what it is.

Edit: Pretty sure it's a Specid Wasp. ID courtesy Racketman.

No idea what it is but hes chomping on everything!

nice shots

lance v wrote in post #3973788
No idea what it is but hes chomping on everything!

nice shots

Thanks Lance. Everytime they are resting and it's cool outside, they hang on with their mouth. They always hang out on that same weed also. Yesterday there were about 5, but they were way too busy to shoot.

Great pics Scott!!

I would think its a male Ichneumon wasp , I will try and ID it. Thanks for sharing.


EDIT
Actually appears to be a Sphecid wasp, genus.Ammophila. Probably hunting caterpillars.

http://www.insectimage​s.org …detail.cfm?imgn​um=5109037

haha derrr i only just noticed the hitch hiker in the first shot now haha thats very cool!

racketman wrote in post #3974045
I would think its a male Ichneumon wasp , I will try and ID it. Thanks for sharing.

EDIT
Actually appears to be a Sphecid wasp, genus.Ammophila. Probably hunting caterpillars.

http://www.insectimage​s.org …detail.cfm?imgn​um=5109037

Thanks for the ID Toby. I believe you nailed it.

Photogirl2007 wrote in post #3974042
Great pics Scott!!

Thanks Joan.

lance v wrote in post #3974065
haha derrr i only just noticed the hitch hiker in the first shot now haha thats very cool!

Yeah I didn't notice it at first either. It would have been nice if the hiker would have been in focus, but I'll take it as is.

Lovely Ichneumon wasp not sure about the hitch hiker though.
brian V.