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Jomisgarden London, United Kingdom Jul 23, 2014

Hi all,

I would really appreciate it you could tell me what this bug is? I never seen anything like it before!

Thank you
Jomi

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jul 23, 2014

Gasteruption jaculator, a wasp in the family Gasteruptiidae - parasitic on solitary bees and wasps http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/gasteruption-jaculator

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Jomisgarden London, United Kingdom Jul 24, 2014

Flapdoodle thank you so much!

How did you find it?

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jul 24, 2014

The appearance of wasps in this family is quite distinctive. About the only other group that they might be confused with is the ichneumon wasps.

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Jomisgarden London, United Kingdom Jul 24, 2014

Ah yes I've seen pictures of those, smaller abdomen right?

Well thank you Anyhoo, appreciate it :)

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