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cf. Dusona negata
bright yellow/orange legs - black antannae - black body - clear wings approx 4cm in length
Found in a highly dense eucalypt regrowth forest , with myrtle and sassafras...wasp was resting in the shade of 2 leaves , but come out eventually.
Ichneumidae Wasp - Subfamily Campopleginae - cf. Dusona negata
Spotted on Dec 7, 2014
Submitted on Dec 8, 2014
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Oh yes , see i knew that ..i remember reading you posted that on another wasp on the tasFB page ...still it all just looks nasty :)
I know it looks bad but it's not a stinger it's for laying eggs :-) Still... if it keeps people away.
Should never trust copy/paste hey :$ fixed....it was quiet beastly ....and i kept thinking ....man that would pack a sting...probs why they are not the sharpest photos.
Spelling Ichneumonidae. Those yellow legs are beastly looking.