There's a link to the photo. I coudn't find it anywhere on the web and it was a little disconcerting as the thing was about an inch in length and seemed really keen on landing on my face every time I tried to sleep! It has very long antennae, and the shape reminds me of a mosquito.
I really don't think it's a dragonfly before anyone mentions it:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7513385@N07/1541647714/
I'd love to know what it is as I've honestly never seen one before and am deeply intrigued!
PS. I'm sorry about the terrible quality, it's the best I could do with my camera!
2007-10-10 23:02:02 · 8 answers · asked by Spike 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
I know it's neither a daddy long legs nor a crane fly, and I've looked english insects up and found nothing!
2007-10-10 23:53:47 · update #1
looks like an Ichneumon wasp; not to worry, they don't sting people. They're parasitic wasps, but they parasitize grubs and caterpillars. This is one that doesn't have much of an ovipositor; some of them actually drill through bark with theirs to reach beetle larvae, and their ovipositors can be as long as their bodies!
2007-10-11 00:41:28 · answer #1 · answered by John R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do wish I could tell you what it is, but I can tell you it isn't a Crane Fly/Daddy Long Legs (and if it were, they don't sting) - try seeing if you can find insect identifying sites online, or look in bookshops for an Observer Book of Insects, there is bound to be one.
Good luck.
2007-10-11 06:15:26 · answer #2 · answered by peggy*moo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it looks like a wasp - not a british wasp but a south african wasp - they sting and are quite nasty.
it's not a daddy long legs (or crane fly) which is a male mosquito and harmless.
it could be a hornet?
2007-10-11 06:55:38 · answer #3 · answered by doctor who 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey man, that is a Crane Fly. Be careful, cause they can sting worse than a hornet
2007-10-11 06:06:21 · answer #4 · answered by Hitman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
daddy long legs?
or a crane fly if your not english.
2007-10-11 06:05:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
John R is right - it's a parastic wasp.
lays its eggs inside paralysed spiders or caterpillars.
2007-10-11 11:59:55 · answer #6 · answered by Alyosha 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be a Mosquito.
2007-10-11 06:07:06 · answer #7 · answered by elizadushku 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not sure what it is but there was one im my shower this morning, i had to have a rub down at the sink instead!
2007-10-11 06:15:07 · answer #8 · answered by nick s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋