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Insect ID? - Page 1

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Posted: Tue Sep 9th, 2014 12:10

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Robert

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Found this flying about the house.

Would like to know what it is please, slight damage to wing, it tried to evade capture...

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Posted: Wed Sep 10th, 2014 05:09

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Looks like what we call a Mason wasp from what I can see.
Need a side view of the body to be able to confirm.

If it is then it builds a 'nest' from mud usually on walls or in the joint between wall and roof.

Does it look like this ?

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Posted: Wed Sep 10th, 2014 05:41

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Robert

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Thanks JK, I think you nailed it.

The legs were very orange but the body black, have looked at Google Images and there seem to be a wide range of colour combinations, possibly related to maturity of the specimen?

It was dumped in the bin so I can't offer a side view...

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