Gallery: Various insects

Digger wasp

Digger wasps belong to the family Sphecidae and can be distinguished from their cousins the social wasps - family Vespidae - by several characters: particularly noticeable are the wings held flat over the back (like a hoverfly) whereas social wasps wings have longitudinal folds in them when held at rest.

Technical Information: Photographed with a Dynax 7 with Sigma 105 mm lens.

Copyright Dan Tunstall Pedoe 2005. Permission is hereby granted for anyone to use this image for non-commercial purposes which are of benefit to the natural environment. School pupils, students, teachers and educators are invited to use and reproduce the image freely. The photographer should be credited where practicable. Use for commercial purposes is prohibited unless permission is obtained from the copyright holder.

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