Guess what finally arrived!! @bedupolker.bsky.social
October 29, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Guess what finally arrived!! @bedupolker.bsky.social
ichneumonid wasps are my nemesis because there are so many of them and theyre all the most beautiful unique looking guy youve ever seen and yet i can never manage to ID them even to like subfamily fjslkdfjsl
November 3, 2026 at 2:48 AM
ichneumonid wasps are my nemesis because there are so many of them and theyre all the most beautiful unique looking guy youve ever seen and yet i can never manage to ID them even to like subfamily fjslkdfjsl
Any #wasp #parasitology #ichneumonid folk on BlueSky? What do I have here? UK, about an inch long diptera that looks very ichneumonid-y. I've never seen one this big before.
October 31, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Any #wasp #parasitology #ichneumonid folk on BlueSky? What do I have here? UK, about an inch long diptera that looks very ichneumonid-y. I've never seen one this big before.
Alfredo Colon uploaded 2 photos of ichneumonid wasp (Colpotrochia trifasciata) 10/21/2026. www.minnesotaseasons.com/Insects/ichn...
October 29, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Alfredo Colon uploaded 2 photos of ichneumonid wasp (Colpotrochia trifasciata) 10/21/2026. www.minnesotaseasons.com/Insects/ichn...
Alfredo Colon uploaded 2 photos of ichneumonid wasps (Lissonota spp.) 10/21/2026. www.minnesotaseasons.com/Insects/ichn...
October 29, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Alfredo Colon uploaded 2 photos of ichneumonid wasps (Lissonota spp.) 10/21/2026. www.minnesotaseasons.com/Insects/ichn...
A braconid of some kind? I don’t see the classic ichneumonid horse head, but I’m not as good at wasps as I’d like to be.
November 1, 2026 at 1:49 AM
A braconid of some kind? I don’t see the classic ichneumonid horse head, but I’m not as good at wasps as I’d like to be.
Now formally published @zookeys.pensoft.net! 🥳 Please welcome Euceros ibex sp. nov. from Uganda and Cameroon! 🐣
Euceros ibex, namngett av Österbottens Tidnings läsare, har nu formellt publicerats!
On taas uusi afrikkalainen laji meille syntynyt, nyt tuli Euceros ibex! 🧪
Euceros ibex, namngett av Österbottens Tidnings läsare, har nu formellt publicerats!
On taas uusi afrikkalainen laji meille syntynyt, nyt tuli Euceros ibex! 🧪
October 27, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Now formally published @zookeys.pensoft.net! 🥳 Please welcome Euceros ibex sp. nov. from Uganda and Cameroon! 🐣
Euceros ibex, namngett av Österbottens Tidnings läsare, har nu formellt publicerats!
On taas uusi afrikkalainen laji meille syntynyt, nyt tuli Euceros ibex! 🧪
Euceros ibex, namngett av Österbottens Tidnings läsare, har nu formellt publicerats!
On taas uusi afrikkalainen laji meille syntynyt, nyt tuli Euceros ibex! 🧪
So, go and read about this new species and new (for the mainland Afrotropics) subfamily!
Lukemaan uudesta lajista ja afrotropiikille (p.l. Madagascar) uudesta alaheimosta!
Gå och läs om vår nya art (kanske två arter..) och hur lite underfamiljen setts i tropiken! 🧪
Lukemaan uudesta lajista ja afrotropiikille (p.l. Madagascar) uudesta alaheimosta!
Gå och läs om vår nya art (kanske två arter..) och hur lite underfamiljen setts i tropiken! 🧪
First record of the subfamily Eucerotinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) from the mainland Afrotropics, with a description of a new species
The ichneumonid subfamily Eucerotinae has been thought to be almost absent from the tropics, with the only known Afrotropical species found in Madagascar. We report the subfamily as present in the mai...
doi.org
October 27, 2026 at 9:49 AM
So, go and read about this new species and new (for the mainland Afrotropics) subfamily!
Lukemaan uudesta lajista ja afrotropiikille (p.l. Madagascar) uudesta alaheimosta!
Gå och läs om vår nya art (kanske två arter..) och hur lite underfamiljen setts i tropiken! 🧪
Lukemaan uudesta lajista ja afrotropiikille (p.l. Madagascar) uudesta alaheimosta!
Gå och läs om vår nya art (kanske två arter..) och hur lite underfamiljen setts i tropiken! 🧪
In this case the sawfly egg or larva is eaten, evicted, or just killed, but the sawfly larvae and pupa also have to contend with the Eulophid parasitoids Pnigalio nemati, P. dolichurus and Pnigalio soemius, and the ichneumonid Diaparsis stramineipes.
October 18, 2026 at 2:41 AM
In this case the sawfly egg or larva is eaten, evicted, or just killed, but the sawfly larvae and pupa also have to contend with the Eulophid parasitoids Pnigalio nemati, P. dolichurus and Pnigalio soemius, and the ichneumonid Diaparsis stramineipes.
Ichneumonid Spec. wasp at Wildern LNR 28/9. Thanks to Mike Rhodes for a great photo @greenhampshire.bsky.social @lgspace.bsky.social @insects.bsky.social @bigmeadowsearch.bsky.social
October 8, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Ichneumonid Spec. wasp at Wildern LNR 28/9. Thanks to Mike Rhodes for a great photo @greenhampshire.bsky.social @lgspace.bsky.social @insects.bsky.social @bigmeadowsearch.bsky.social
It was in a very shaded area making it a challenge to photograph. A so-so quality shot that does not do the subject justice. Ichneumonid Wasp - Dolichomitus irritator.
September 30, 2026 at 10:38 PM
It was in a very shaded area making it a challenge to photograph. A so-so quality shot that does not do the subject justice. Ichneumonid Wasp - Dolichomitus irritator.
A male ichneumonid seen on my first visit to Trottick Ponds in Dundee last week. No ovipositor and about 2-3 cm long so quite large for the family? I was hoping to identify it but it seems that's almost impossible for males like this! 📷📸🎞️ #bugs #ukwildlife
September 30, 2026 at 11:05 PM
A male ichneumonid seen on my first visit to Trottick Ponds in Dundee last week. No ovipositor and about 2-3 cm long so quite large for the family? I was hoping to identify it but it seems that's almost impossible for males like this! 📷📸🎞️ #bugs #ukwildlife
I guess Nest Fest is another hyper local event that celebrates the bees and wasps. There is an active wasp nest that folks generally avoid, but otherwise it is an excuse to meet folks. Probably here for an hour tops.
September 27, 2026 at 5:19 PM
I guess Nest Fest is another hyper local event that celebrates the bees and wasps. There is an active wasp nest that folks generally avoid, but otherwise it is an excuse to meet folks. Probably here for an hour tops.
I have been catching bugs for a collection but I keep forgetting to take pics 😭
September 25, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I have been catching bugs for a collection but I keep forgetting to take pics 😭
It’s #waspwednesday - last week I saw my first female giant ichneumonid (genus Megarhyssa) - so cool! Was hoping she had found a target to drill into the wood with her ovipositor but she just flew off.
Pretty sure I saw another one in flight this week, I better keep an eye out…
#bugsky #insects
Pretty sure I saw another one in flight this week, I better keep an eye out…
#bugsky #insects
September 24, 2026 at 12:46 AM
It’s #waspwednesday - last week I saw my first female giant ichneumonid (genus Megarhyssa) - so cool! Was hoping she had found a target to drill into the wood with her ovipositor but she just flew off.
Pretty sure I saw another one in flight this week, I better keep an eye out…
#bugsky #insects
Pretty sure I saw another one in flight this week, I better keep an eye out…
#bugsky #insects
Wait, that’s an ichneumonid? And the *adults* are active oredators?
September 16, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Wait, that’s an ichneumonid? And the *adults* are active oredators?
Ichneumonid
(about 650~ words of TF and an attempt to capture the feeling of a fever dream)
archiveofourown.org/works/92120191
(about 650~ words of TF and an attempt to capture the feeling of a fever dream)
archiveofourown.org/works/92120191
September 6, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Ichneumonid
(about 650~ words of TF and an attempt to capture the feeling of a fever dream)
archiveofourown.org/works/92120191
(about 650~ words of TF and an attempt to capture the feeling of a fever dream)
archiveofourown.org/works/92120191
Splendid pictures of ichneumonid wasps by Malcolm Schongalla. Honorable Mention in Panda's Thumb Photography Contest. Wasps are on the same log, laying eggs on horntail larvae, which the wasp larvae will eat. Darwin found it disturbing. pandasthumb.org/archives/202...
September 6, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Splendid pictures of ichneumonid wasps by Malcolm Schongalla. Honorable Mention in Panda's Thumb Photography Contest. Wasps are on the same log, laying eggs on horntail larvae, which the wasp larvae will eat. Darwin found it disturbing. pandasthumb.org/archives/202...
this wasp just walked across my pillowcase right next to my head while i was lying in bed. they're large like a few inches. gave me a bit of a fright hehe. i caught them with a tupperware and let them outside to go parasitize some caterpillars
August 30, 2026 at 2:52 AM
this wasp just walked across my pillowcase right next to my head while i was lying in bed. they're large like a few inches. gave me a bit of a fright hehe. i caught them with a tupperware and let them outside to go parasitize some caterpillars
A photogenic #Ichneumonid #wasp, possibly Enicospilus purgatus. A recent visitor to the #Buglight
#MacroPhotography
#Insects
#Nature
#Awe and #Wonder
#MacroPhotography
#Insects
#Nature
#Awe and #Wonder
August 18, 2026 at 8:02 PM
A photogenic #Ichneumonid #wasp, possibly Enicospilus purgatus. A recent visitor to the #Buglight
#MacroPhotography
#Insects
#Nature
#Awe and #Wonder
#MacroPhotography
#Insects
#Nature
#Awe and #Wonder
Ursula wainscot, pondside crambid, unidentified hopper, Enicospilus wasp
August 17, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Ursula wainscot, pondside crambid, unidentified hopper, Enicospilus wasp
More interesting moth trap bycatch in the form of two of these beautiful #Ichneumonids at Quarr Farm campsite this morning, provisionally identified as Eutanyacra picta & a new species for me.
August 16, 2026 at 9:54 AM
More interesting moth trap bycatch in the form of two of these beautiful #Ichneumonids at Quarr Farm campsite this morning, provisionally identified as Eutanyacra picta & a new species for me.
Looks like one of the many types of ichneumonid wasps
August 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Looks like one of the many types of ichneumonid wasps