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Ant-Mimic Wasp

DateTue 2012-07-10

A wingless wasp that mimics an ant: probably a female Gelis sp (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae).  There are about 70 species of Gelis on the UK checklist (see here) so I don't hold out much hope for determining the species.

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-07-07.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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