Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Ric, And I didn't get stung in the process, though there were some more conventional stinging types in the throng. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ric Carter" <ricc at embarqmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 1:13 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Colorful Insect > thanks for the nice photo and the educational opportunity > > ric > > > On Jul 1, 2009, at 2:09 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: > >> Hi Jeffery, >> >> Charlie Geilfuss, on the Oly list, gave me a link that identifies it as >> a Scoliid Wasp. The photos on that site are quite similar. Thanks for >> looking. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342 at gmail.com >> > >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 1:04 PM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Colorful Insect >> >> >>> It's doing a pretty good impression of a wasp, but I don't often see >>> orange on wasps (they tend to have yellow markings, like yellow >>> stripes). There are other insects not in the Order Hymenoptera that >>> mimic wasps. I'm wondering if this is a wasp mimic with aposematic >>> coloration, so we will leave it be (or bee). >>> >>> Jeffery >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >