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shatterkite — cuckoo wasp

Published: 2011-01-25 04:00:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 244; Favourites: 2; Downloads: 2
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Description dead wasp (or some kind of fly possibly)
this is its natural colour.if anyone knows the name of this species please comment cheers
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glenn-gp [2011-04-06 14:47:34 +0000 UTC]

ether Pacific Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysis pacifica) or Large Blue Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysis coerulans)

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shatterkite In reply to glenn-gp [2011-04-08 04:05:46 +0000 UTC]

cheers for the info glen much appreciated,now i can google it and find some info on it.
now i have a macro lense i hope to get a photo of a live one i dont think a photo could ever do these wasps justice their colours are amazing and appear different from every angle.

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glenn-gp In reply to shatterkite [2011-04-08 14:02:05 +0000 UTC]

your welcome. and yea is such an amazing looking thing just wish we had such colourful wasps in the uk

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glenn-gp [2011-04-06 14:35:25 +0000 UTC]

its a cuckoo wasp love the colours fab shot

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Fearless-Suicide [2011-01-25 04:02:26 +0000 UTC]

wow very pretty but icky at the same time lol

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shatterkite In reply to Fearless-Suicide [2011-01-25 04:17:47 +0000 UTC]

lol yeah pretty wild looking stinger on it

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