Photo 952

Photograph detail

A black and purple wasp-like creature with red legs and a long stinger or ovipositor (egg-laying organ). Possibly a female Ichneumon wasp -- Pimpla? If someone knows for sure, I'd love to be enlightened!

Location

Santa Clara, California, USA

Taken

2009-05-31 13:00:41

Categories

MacroBugs & Slugs

Make

Canon

Camera

Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL

Exposure

1/60 sec

Aperture

f/5.6

ISO

160

Dimensions

3072 × 2048 pixels