Seen on a hike in my area, likely genus Sarcoscypha, species is hard to define and I didn’t spend too long there as the sun was setting.
An ichneumonid wasp in the Megarhyssa genus, probably M. nortoni quebecensis. This one is hunting for a horntail larva to lay an egg on. Some baby wasps must eat baby wasps. Such is life. 6/10/23
"...spectacular and dramatic..." "Most splendid of all..." "...patterned dramatically..." "This magnificent creature..." "...his handsome tail."
(all from Life in Cold Blood, David Attenborough)
"...handsome..." "splendidly ornamented..." "...most spectacular ... wonderfully baroque..." "...a splendid crest on his head..."
"among the most brilliantly coloured of all reptiles." "...marvellous piercing green..." "The unexpected sight of one of these beautiful creatures nestled within the scarlet petals of a hibiscus is not to be forgotten."
