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another of this confusing parasitoid wasp of the Scelionidae family found in the garden. Closest identification is Telenomus longistriatus, but this has genal striae or carinae and is 1.0mm long, whereas T.longistriatus has no genal striae and is 0.6 or 0.7mm long. Guidance is needed! Lots of detail pictures below can be viewed larger with a click.
Bee fly female coating eggs animation. see original size here www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/26279024853/sizes/o/ for animation
Species of beefly? Any ID suggestions greatly appreciated? Photographed in August 2007.
Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico, USA.
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One of the unusual long horn beetle found wondering among the wooden crafts at one of the souvenir store in Sangkhaburi's 3 pagodas border town. I removed it onto a pot of plant next to it. It has some black fur on its body and two pom-poms on its antennaes. It was well behave and posed for me for 5 minutes before flying off. Kanchanaburi, Thailand.
Waiting impatiently for these great posers to return. Winter has been loooong this year. Pachydiplax longipennis, Libellulidae. Central IL, Summer 2012.
I just got one shot of this busy bee and worst of all, I was using a manual Nikkor 55mm lens...I had to be so close, accurate and fast. That kept me worried the entire day about the final output. Thankfully, it came out just fine.
Close up of head and shoulders. Her abdomen was deep in the moss. I watched her for about an hour while she laid her eggs, completely oblivious of me taking photos.
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