The abdomen is red above and black below.
Any clues on ID, to family or genus level, would be appreciated.
cheers
Arron
Another ID needed please
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Another ID needed please
Hi. Once again, apologies for the quality, but I have another 'bird-assisted macro' with a wasp I would like to identify. Taken just north of Sydney, Australia.
The abdomen is red above and black below.
Any clues on ID, to family or genus level, would be appreciated.
cheers
Arron
The abdomen is red above and black below.
Any clues on ID, to family or genus level, would be appreciated.
cheers
Arron
Done a Web search Arron and it seems to be a Rainbow Bee Eater:-
http://www.anbg.gov.au/birds/birds-cayl ... ayley.html
http://www.davidkphotography.com/?showimage=981
Looking at pictures of "Rainbow Bee Eaters" on the Web though they seem to be quite variable as to markings, maybe if they are in breeding plumage or not when the picture was taken?
DaveW
http://www.anbg.gov.au/birds/birds-cayl ... ayley.html
http://www.davidkphotography.com/?showimage=981
Looking at pictures of "Rainbow Bee Eaters" on the Web though they seem to be quite variable as to markings, maybe if they are in breeding plumage or not when the picture was taken?
DaveW
Have not time to do a search at the moment, but this key may prove useful:-
http://www.backyardnature.net/in_order.htm
When you have identified the Order these are the insects of Australia:-
http://agspsrv34.agric.wa.gov.au/ento/i ... gelist.IDC
I suspect being a Bee Eater it is either a bee or a wasp?
Harold should know better?
DaveW
http://www.backyardnature.net/in_order.htm
When you have identified the Order these are the insects of Australia:-
http://agspsrv34.agric.wa.gov.au/ento/i ... gelist.IDC
I suspect being a Bee Eater it is either a bee or a wasp?
Harold should know better?
DaveW
I just luv your (& the Brits in general) witticismChrisR wrote:Well done Dave
However, I do suspect Arron was after an ID for the buggy thing at the pointy end of the bird?
NU.
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Quote – Holmes on ‘Entomology’
” I suppose you are an entomologist ? “
” Not quite so ambitious as that, sir. I should like to put my eyes on the individual entitled to that name.
No man can be truly called an entomologist,
sir; the subject is too vast for any single human intelligence to grasp.”
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr
The Poet at the Breakfast Table.
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Olympus microscope and objectives
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Harold Gough
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You may be correct, but I believe I can see a waistHarold Gough wrote: The insect looks like a sawfly (Hymenoptera Symphyta)
Harold
NU.
student of entomology
Quote – Holmes on ‘Entomology’
” I suppose you are an entomologist ? “
” Not quite so ambitious as that, sir. I should like to put my eyes on the individual entitled to that name.
No man can be truly called an entomologist,
sir; the subject is too vast for any single human intelligence to grasp.”
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr
The Poet at the Breakfast Table.
Nikon camera, lenses and objectives
Olympus microscope and objectives
student of entomology
Quote – Holmes on ‘Entomology’
” I suppose you are an entomologist ? “
” Not quite so ambitious as that, sir. I should like to put my eyes on the individual entitled to that name.
No man can be truly called an entomologist,
sir; the subject is too vast for any single human intelligence to grasp.”
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr
The Poet at the Breakfast Table.
Nikon camera, lenses and objectives
Olympus microscope and objectives
Is this British humour?, or witticism?, or sarcasm? Whatever, I don't get it.DaveW wrote:"You may be correct, but I believe I can see a waist."
Put that woman down then and identify the insect on screen!
DaveW
If I knew what is was I would not hesitate. Two concepts here that don't necessarily relate to each.
I know what it isn't, not a sawfly, not a butterfly, etc., but that doesn't mean that I know what it is.
Rumsfeld said it best
".....because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns;
that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns -- the ones we don't know we don't know."
NU.
student of entomology
Quote – Holmes on ‘Entomology’
” I suppose you are an entomologist ? “
” Not quite so ambitious as that, sir. I should like to put my eyes on the individual entitled to that name.
No man can be truly called an entomologist,
sir; the subject is too vast for any single human intelligence to grasp.”
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr
The Poet at the Breakfast Table.
Nikon camera, lenses and objectives
Olympus microscope and objectives
student of entomology
Quote – Holmes on ‘Entomology’
” I suppose you are an entomologist ? “
” Not quite so ambitious as that, sir. I should like to put my eyes on the individual entitled to that name.
No man can be truly called an entomologist,
sir; the subject is too vast for any single human intelligence to grasp.”
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr
The Poet at the Breakfast Table.
Nikon camera, lenses and objectives
Olympus microscope and objectives
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Harold Gough
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On further examination, I think there may be enough visible to make it Apocryta.NikonUser wrote:You may be correct, but I believe I can see a waistHarold Gough wrote: The insect looks like a sawfly (Hymenoptera Symphyta)
Harold
Harold
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