What is this?

[Treemover]

 

[Lincs Lass]

Mayfly??

 

[Treemover]

We reckon it’s a wood wasp and was on some dead larch I’m burning in the stove. It landed on my leg a few mins ago!!!

I thought it was a warble fly.

I have seen wood wasps in forestry which are way bigger, seem more aggressive, and easier to mistake with an Asian hornet.

This thing is quite docile. My wife’s google reveals some elaborate name of a female wood wasp that lays its eggs in the pupa of a horn wasp or fly??

 

[Clive]

My 6 year old just bought me this from the garden - anyone know what it is please ?

 

[Kidds]

View attachment 813124 My 6 year old just bought me this from the garden - anyone know what it is please ?

Ladybird larvae

 

[Kiwi Pete]

... or an ID on these "big slugs"... ?

 

[Lincs Lass]

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... or an ID on these "big slugs"... ?

They look like green jelly babies, probably as chewy

 

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Worth using Google lens

 

[Kiwi Pete]

We reckon it’s a wood wasp and was on some dead larch I’m burning in the stove. It landed on my leg a few mins ago!!!

I thought it was a warble fly.

I have seen wood wasps in forestry which are way bigger, seem more aggressive, and easier to mistake with an Asian hornet.

This thing is quite docile. My wife’s google reveals some elaborate name of a female wood wasp that lays its eggs in the pupa of a horn wasp or fly??

I think it's some kind of wood wasp, due to that big "tail" or ovipostor on the back?
We don't get the likes of them down here.

 

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... or an ID on these "big slugs"... ?

 

[Kiwi Pete]

They look like green jelly babies, probably as chewy

The hens weren't too sure about them!

They have markings on the back to resemble the veins on a leaf. Amazing what's around .