Painted and Indigo Buntings,Doves,Pileated Woodpeckers,Red Bellied Woodpeckers, Squirrels,Cardinals,Wrens,Northern Parula Warblers,Osceola Turkeys,Racoons and Hawks visit our yard..while Osprey..an occasional Swallowtail Kite or Bald Eagle can be seen soaring overhead.. We live in a hammock area... Thickly wooded with palms, live oaks, red maples, needle palms and a soil(muck)that is like potting soil.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Cuckoo Wasp?
I spotted this beautifully colored little flying insect.....
The closest thing I could find is a Cuckoo Wasp.....Am I right?
It was trying to get inside of these little wind chimes, but I think Mud Dabbers might have gotten there first.
It's gorgeous! Well, maybe not in form, but the color--wow! I looked it up at bugguide.net. It's from the cuckoo wasp family, but this link will give you the species name. I learned something new today. I didn't even know there was such a thing as a cuckoo wasp. Great capture!
It's gorgeous! Well, maybe not in form, but the color--wow! I looked it up at bugguide.net. It's from the cuckoo wasp family, but this link will give you the species name. I learned something new today. I didn't even know there was such a thing as a cuckoo wasp. Great capture!
ReplyDeleteSure is a pretty green.
ReplyDeleteQuite a striking creature.
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