A very large ant, resting from the midday sun, known as a Bulldog Ant or Myrmecia sp. It's almost as big as a bulldog, too and they can apparently be very aggessive. I'm glad to be human, sometimes!
Many thanks to Joe Hartman for the ID.
Sunday 14 December 2014
Cuckoo Wasp (family Chrysididae)
It's a tiny, sparkling green wasp found in Khon Kaen, 13.xii.14. It has been IDd by Joe Hartman as a Cuckoo Wasp of the family Chrysididae (Gold wasps/Emerald wasps). According to Joe, they lay their
eggs in nests of unrelated species. Probably where they get their vernacular name.
Many, many thanks, Joe, for the ID!
(Pssst ... I thought this was a bee hehe)
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