Ichneumon Wasp & another water strider
May 15, 2020 20:23:03 #
Spring is ichneumon? It's already here!
To the best of my knowledge it's a male ichneumon. They were flying around up in a willow, so I couldn't get a close look & this was the best shot.
Correct iD welcome.
This must be a different strider than the previous one. It is much smaller, about 5 or 6mm.
To the best of my knowledge it's a male ichneumon. They were flying around up in a willow, so I couldn't get a close look & this was the best shot.
Correct iD welcome.
This must be a different strider than the previous one. It is much smaller, about 5 or 6mm.
May 15, 2020 23:34:52 #
Muddyvalley wrote:
Spring is ichneumon? It's already here!
To the best of my knowledge it's a male ichneumon. They were flying around up in a willow, so I couldn't get a close look & this was the best shot.
Correct iD welcome.
This must be a different strider than the previous one. It is much smaller, about 5 or 6mm.
To the best of my knowledge it's a male ichneumon. They were flying around up in a willow, so I couldn't get a close look & this was the best shot.
Correct iD welcome.
This must be a different strider than the previous one. It is much smaller, about 5 or 6mm.
With something like 3100 species of Icneumónidae, it makes it unlikely that it can be IDed to species if not in hand. From a photo, not likely.
This, tho looks to be Casinària sp.
A probable female. There is no long ovipositor in many, and this is one.
These are the ones that may 'sting'. Not a true sting, just a short, sharp, spinelike ovipositor.
Many press it against your skin if handled, and it is sharp, but no venom. They parisitise a wide variety of insects.
Water striders are true bugs.
They go thru many molts to become adults.
This one looks to be a nymph. You need it in hand to examine the wing buds to tell adult from nymph. Once an adult it can be IDed more easily. Nymphs may start out life only a couple mm's, growing to about 18mm or so.
CAUTION. These 'sting'. Realy a 'bite'. They inject a venom and enzymes to dissolve flesh. Then they suck out the 'soup'.
The sting is unpleasant and necrotic.
Bill
May 16, 2020 01:13:34 #
May 16, 2020 03:11:23 #
Muddyvalley wrote:
Spring is ichneumon? It's already here!
To the best of my knowledge it's a male ichneumon. They were flying around up in a willow, so I couldn't get a close look & this was the best shot.
Correct iD welcome.
This must be a different strider than the previous one. It is much smaller, about 5 or 6mm.
To the best of my knowledge it's a male ichneumon. They were flying around up in a willow, so I couldn't get a close look & this was the best shot.
Correct iD welcome.
This must be a different strider than the previous one. It is much smaller, about 5 or 6mm.
Great captures Victor
May 16, 2020 10:23:43 #
May 16, 2020 14:52:22 #
newtoyou wrote:
With something like 3100 species of Icneumónidae, ... (show quote)
Thanks Bill! I was stabbed by a much larger species of strider in Florida once. It wasn't pleasant.
May 16, 2020 14:52:56 #
May 16, 2020 14:53:22 #
May 16, 2020 14:54:42 #
napabob wrote:
nice catch, reminds me of a ditty........do your legs hang low........
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