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Austroscolia soror
A large glossy all black wasp (30mm long) with very distinctive, heavily veined wings which catch strong blue tints at certain angles.
This one initially had a tiny pholcid spider with web riding it's back. Not sure if this wasp had received a bite from the pholcid but it wasn't comfortable and refused to remain still. Wings may have been recently unfurled.
Outer urban back yard.
This is a solitary, parasitic wasp. Females will dig to find beetle grubs, paralyse them and lay eggs. Adults feed on flowers.
superfamily: VESPOIDEA
family: SCOLIIDAE
genus: Austroscolia
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...
Spotted on Mar 18, 2015
Submitted on Mar 18, 2015
3 Comments
Photos No. 1 and 3, are beautiful photos...
Now Scolia soror
Wonderful images Mark