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DeVilDeVil Registered Users Posts: 1,037 Major grins
edited July 2, 2015 in Holy Macro
I found this insect few days ago. It has a length of about 2 inches, maybe more. I was a little scared because it looked like some kind of hornet. Maybe it's an insect that mimics the hornet. My question is whether this insect dangerous, when I see him should I run or to photographed him?

...sorry for bad English and poor photos (almost 100% crop)

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  • e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,379 Major grins
    edited June 16, 2015
    Predrag,

    I have tried to identify it but have made no progress. The legs and the underside of the body are far too hairy to be a wasp or hornet.

    Those hairs look rather like scales. I cannot see the mouthparts to eliminate the possibility that it is a moth.

    Harold
  • DeVilDeVil Registered Users Posts: 1,037 Major grins
    edited June 16, 2015
    Thank you Harold for your effort :)

    I think that one of mine friend managed to identify the insect :D

    Mammoth Wasp, Scolia flavifrons (largest wasp in Europe - up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in))

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  • e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,379 Major grins
    edited June 16, 2015
    DeVil wrote: »
    Thank you Harold for your effort :)

    I think that one of mine friend managed to identify the insect :D

    Mammoth Wasp, Scolia flavifrons (largest wasp in Europe - up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in))

    I'm not sure how aggressive she is ne_nau.gif

    It is unfortunate that you found the rarer orange form, less easy to search for successfully. The face is usually yellow.

    The species is a parasite of the European Rhinoceros Beetle and will not sting you.

    The picture in my book has the head almost black and the reddish hairs absent.

    Harold
  • DeVilDeVil Registered Users Posts: 1,037 Major grins
    edited June 16, 2015
    e6filmuser wrote: »
    The species is a parasite of the European Rhinoceros Beetle and will not sting you.
    -This is good thing to hear :)
  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2015
    Amazing find Predrag. Did try looking up flower wasps but could not find anything like it. Interestingly in my searches I came across this https://www.flickr.com/photos/132424869@N02/18860231135/in/pool-wild_bees/ which I think is the male but did not have any ID when I looked

    Brian v.
  • DeVilDeVil Registered Users Posts: 1,037 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2015
    Thanks Brian :)

    That day I came across on another large wasp, maybe it's a male.

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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited June 18, 2015
    Yes think that is the male Predrag
    Brian V.
  • childrenoflightchildrenoflight Registered Users Posts: 1 Beginner grinner
    edited July 2, 2015
    Unidentified Insect
    Hi, I love your macros shots. The unidentified insect may be a winged Cow Killer Ant and it is not dangerous. Just dangerous looking. Thanks. David
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