Here is a couple I have never seen before

teamracephotos

They look kind of wasp like. Not the greatest images but thought I would share because I have never seen either of them before. These are harshly cropped as both where very small. MM

I did a search (Thanks to Brian) on Solitary Wasps, I think he is right on track about what they are but I was not able to find any matching images of either of them.


Here is a better image of the yellow one, I went back to the same Hibiscus bush and there it was. The red one was not around tonight but I did find another one I have not seen before. Thanks for looking. MM

Lord Vetinari

Wonderful captures - not seen anything quite like these before - suspect they are solitary wasps

GOLDENORFE

they look amazing, good shots.
phil
http://www.flickr.com/photos/goldenorfe/

Awais Yaqub

They look amazing !
great pictures

JetCrocodile

Nice work!
first one little bit scary

Regards,

Sven

ziggy53

I wonder if the first is a type of "parastic wasp". They tend to be pretty small.

Nice catches at any rate.

ziggy53

The second might be:

Ruby Tailed Wasp, Hedychrum Niemelai

Update, probably not a Ruby Tailed Wasp.

teamracephotos

Thanks

Lord Vetinari wrote:

Wonderful captures - not seen anything quite like these before - suspect they are solitary wasps

I think you are right with solitary wasp, but I have not been able to find any images out there that match them.... but do I expect insects must out number we humans… what a billion to one? Thanks MM

teamracephotos

Thanks for looking

GOLDENORFE wrote:

they look amazing, good shots.
phil
http://www.flickr.com/photos/goldenorfe/

Wish i could have captured them better. MM

teamracephotos

Thanks

Awais Yaqub wrote:

They look amazing !
great pictures

I love stumbling across things I have never seen before. What will it be next? MM

teamracephotos

Thanks

ziggy53 wrote:

I wonder if the first is a type of "parastic wasp". They tend to be pretty small.

Nice catches at any rate.

Googled Parastic Wasp.... The hind legs on this one sure look like they could be use to hold on to something while laying your eggs on it. MM

Skippy

teamracephotos wrote:

They look kind of wasp like. Not the greatest images but thought I would share because I have never seen either of them before. These are harshly cropped as both where very small. MM

I did a search (Thanks to Brian) on Solitary Wasps, I think he is right on track about what they are but I was not able to find any matching images of either of them.

Here is a better image of the yellow one, I went back to the same Hibiscus bush and there it was. The red one was not around tonight but I did find another one I have not seen before. Thanks for looking. MM

Hi there MM, except that your wasp is Orange, it looks exactly like the Golden-yellow Chalcid (Family Chalcididae)
My book says they are small wasp like insects usually 1/16th -3/8" (2-8mm)

It also says the Adults can jump others curl up and play dead if disturbed.

They lay their eggs in a caterpillar or pupa of saturniid moths.
12 or more wasps will emerge from just one single cocoon.. how bout that?

Check out this link to a picture of a smiliar one to yours.
http://w3.impa.br/~luis/fotos/0707_vespa_desovando/

Odd looking little guy isn't it.

Very nicely captured MM ... Skippy
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Thanks Skippy

Skippy wrote:

Hi there MM, except that your wasp is Orange, it looks exactly like the Golden-yellow Chalcid (Family Chalcididae)
My book says they are small wasp like insects usually 1/16th -3/8" (2-8mm)

It also says the Adults can jump others curl up and play dead if disturbed.

They lay their eggs in a caterpillar or pupa of saturniid moths.
12 or more wasps will emerge from just one single cocoon.. how bout that?

Check out this link to a picture of a smiliar one to yours.
http://w3.impa.br/~luis/fotos/0707_vespa_desovando/

Odd looking little guy isn't it.

Very nicely captured MM ... Skippy
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Thats it!... Thanks MM

pug8

Aren't little creatures amazing?
I know there are solitary bees (carpenter bees), so I guess it's reasonable to presume there are solitary wasps.

ziggy53

Yay Skippy!