Hello There! - _TNY_9330
This is turning out to be a great year for cuckoo wasps for me.
This little one sas stuck inside a pane of glass in the green house so I decided to help it out.
I ddn't use any jar or box and just used my hand instead, fully expecting it to fly off as soon as we neared the door.
But to my surprise, the wasp decided that this was an excellent time to clean its antennae and began grooming them there on my finger - allowing me to get a whole bunch of shots of it.
This is one of the species in the Chrysis ignita complex, a group of species which look very similar and not possible to tell apart from my photos. Still a lovely little find, wouldn't you say?
Another of the shots I got (more from the front) here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52203389717/
Hello There! - _TNY_9330
This is turning out to be a great year for cuckoo wasps for me.
This little one sas stuck inside a pane of glass in the green house so I decided to help it out.
I ddn't use any jar or box and just used my hand instead, fully expecting it to fly off as soon as we neared the door.
But to my surprise, the wasp decided that this was an excellent time to clean its antennae and began grooming them there on my finger - allowing me to get a whole bunch of shots of it.
This is one of the species in the Chrysis ignita complex, a group of species which look very similar and not possible to tell apart from my photos. Still a lovely little find, wouldn't you say?
Another of the shots I got (more from the front) here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52203389717/