... I am sure you know this already, but Isopropyl alcohol is sometimes sold as 'Rubbing alcohol'. (Don't use surgical spirits which contains additives)....
I would be grateful for any opinions on the identity of this solitary wasp found in West Yorkshire in July. I know that photographs are difficult but wonder if...
Hello Keith, Those are interesting photos. Any chance we could use one and perhaps some of your Hedychridium photos in the www.bwars.com gallery? Sorry I...
I am preparing some materials on Bombus for RSPB, and need a picture of a Q or w B. lapidarius that will print adequately at about 5cm width. A small fee can...
Hi, Here you can find possible some picture of the bumblebee you need. My site is in dutch but with the pictures I try to learn the bumblebees and bees of my...
Hi I've recently joined the group and have a few photos of bees and wasps collected over the last year or two that I would like IDs on if anyone is interested...
Thanks Steve for the prompt IDs. 3 more photos from Richmond Park last year in Robs Photos (Aculeates 6-8). Can Steve or anyone help? My stabs in the dark are:...
... 6-8). ... - Yes (= H. niemelai) ... - This is a female Cerceris rybyensis. Prey on small solitary bees ... - Could be, but insufficiently clear to confirm...
Hello Rob, No problem. Sorry I wasn't specific with the Oxybelus. It is likely to be O. uniglumis as it is the most widespread and seems more catholic in its...
Thanks to Stuart and Steve for the further IDs. The next ones in Robs Photos are all from two locations at Keyhaven. I have no ideas for 9, 10 and 11 but am...
Hi Valter This is a Eumenid wasp of some sort. Identification beyond that is not really possiblefrom a pic. Best wishes and welcome to the site Stuart ... ...
Hi Valter I had a very quick look at your FlickR site and spotted a wonderful pic of a Colletes bee on an Asteraceae flower from Faro. It was labelled as ...
Hi All, I had a lunch break wander around Bratton Camp [an Iron Age hill fort near Westbury, Wilts] on the edge of Salisbury Plain yesterday. Rather cool...
Whoops! Forgot to add the link: it's in my folder at: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bwars/files/SJC/ Too much wine with the Sunday roast...!! Cheers, ...
I'm pretty sure this will be Lasius niger the Black Garden Ant. It just seemed significantly bigger than those I'm accustomed to. At 7mm, could it be a...
Hi Alan Yes I think you have the right genus but it is not Lasius niger. It is a queen - you can see the scars where the wings used to be. L. niger queens have...
Looks like a queen of the mixtus/umbratus group to me. Head size and body length would seem to match them better than niger. Can't definitively get it down to...
