Funny looking bug and others...

[tchuanye]

Was visiting relatives today, and notice a park next door. Took a short trip to see what can be taken and found a very funny looking bug. Thats in #1 and #2. Took some small GH too. Taken with A610+reverse lens

Was also at Herny park....probably won't go so often now as son's lessons has ended. Took this heavy jumper eating dunno what (Took this with FZ10 set up) and a little bee looking creature (A610+reverse)

#1: Funny bug


#2:


#3:Heavy jumper and meal


#4: Bee like creature

[tchuanye]

#5: GH


#6: Close up

[husky]

Hey... nice pics. The first one's a weevil. Do you have the top view for #4? Would be interested in finding out exactly what that is - should be an ant owing to the elbowed antennae...

[cerebrus]

Agree with husky, #1 looks like a weevil due to proboscis & palcement of antennae.

I like #2.

[tchuanye]

Originally Posted by husky Hey... nice pics. The first one's a weevil. Do you have the top view for #4? Would be interested in finding out exactly what that is - should be an ant owing to the elbowed antennae...

Originally Posted by cerebrus Agree with husky, #1 looks like a weevil due to proboscis & palcement of antennae. I like #2.

Thanks husky and cerebrus! Esp for the ID. The weevil really looks kind of wierd cos of its built....very odd shape.

#4 is not an ant I think as it has wings and can fly. And sorry no top shots of this fella.

[yanyewkay]

maybe a winged ant? just guessing

husky is an insect expert

by looking at the different crop shapes, you trying out new styles of presentation?

colours from #4 is great.

[tchuanye]

Originally Posted by yanyewkay maybe a winged ant? just guessing husky is an insect expert by looking at the different crop shapes, you trying out new styles of presentation? colours from #4 is great.

Not really trying new styles. I mostly use 5x7 crops, but at times the compo just don't work, so use 6x7, and sometimes sq crops. So really depends on the pic.

[melvynyeo]

#3 and #4 are excellent Love it. Never fail to impress

[adrian_wee]

Think i caught a similar species as #04



It kinda vibrates its back as it moves..and it has interesting hind legs too...but too bad mine is even smaller version of yours so dun contribute anymuch more to IDing it.. haha..

Cheers!

[tchuanye]

Originally Posted by melvynyeo #3 and #4 are excellent Love it. Never fail to impress

Thanks Mel! Long time no see! Good to hear from you again!

[tchuanye]

Originally Posted by adrian_wee Think i caught a similar species as #04 It kinda vibrates its back as it moves..and it has interesting hind legs too...but too bad mine is even smaller version of yours so dun contribute anymuch more to IDing it.. haha.. Cheers!

I think so too...its the same fella, still cannot figure out if its a bee related fella.

[husky]

*me tsks at myself*

Oh! Didn't notice the hind legs of that bee-ant-like-creature earlier. Didn't know how I did that. Sorry... in exam mode... have been just skimming through posts...

It's a wasp. A chalcidid wasp... Adrian's pic is a chalcidid too but they're both different species. Yeah, they're very small (usually < 1cm), have elbowed antennae and enlarged hind legs. They're also parasitiods, and lay their eggs inside caterpillars and larvae of beetles and flies.

Bees, wasps and ants all come under the order of hymenoptera (the latter two are, besides the termites which are another order altogether, truly eusocial insects with caste systems). If not for their distinguishing behaviour or certain body structures, they can be quite difficult to tell apart at times! And now and then, you have some smart species of flies trying to mimic them...

Nice pics... they're rather cute wasps.

See here for more details.

(And aww yewkay, I ain't no expert yet...)

[tchuanye]

Originally Posted by husky *me tsks at myself* Oh! Didn't notice the hind legs of that bee-ant-like-creature earlier. Didn't know how I did that. Sorry... in exam mode... have been just skimming through posts... It's a wasp. A chalcidid wasp... Adrian's pic is a chalcidid too but they're both different species. Yeah, they're very small (usually < 1cm), have elbowed antennae and enlarged hind legs. They're also parasitiods, and lay their eggs inside caterpillars and larvae of beetles and flies. Bees, wasps and ants all come under the order of hymenoptera (the latter two are, besides the termites which are another order altogether, truly eusocial insects with caste systems). If not for their distinguishing behaviour or certain body structures, they can be quite difficult to tell apart at times! And now and then, you have some smart species of flies trying to mimic them... Nice pics... they're rather cute wasps. See here for more details. (And aww yewkay, I ain't no expert yet...)

Thanks for the ID!

[yanyewkay]

Originally Posted by husky *me tsks at myself* Oh! Didn't notice the hind legs of that bee-ant-like-creature earlier. Didn't know how I did that. Sorry... in exam mode... have been just skimming through posts... It's a wasp. A chalcidid wasp... Adrian's pic is a chalcidid too but they're both different species. Yeah, they're very small (usually < 1cm), have elbowed antennae and enlarged hind legs. They're also parasitiods, and lay their eggs inside caterpillars and larvae of beetles and flies. Bees, wasps and ants all come under the order of hymenoptera (the latter two are, besides the termites which are another order altogether, truly eusocial insects with caste systems). If not for their distinguishing behaviour or certain body structures, they can be quite difficult to tell apart at times! And now and then, you have some smart species of flies trying to mimic them... Nice pics... they're rather cute wasps. See here for more details. (And aww yewkay, I ain't no expert yet...)

Not expert but never fail to impress me. So these are the creatures that've been laying eggs in butt cats..

[adrian_wee]

Husky...