Insect from the house of horrors

[PeterD-2009]

The Ichneumon Wasps seek living hosts in which they deposit their eggs:eek1 .


http://peterd-2009.smugmug.com/photos/542872080_7PgGd-XL.jpg

Larger image at http://peterd-2009.smugmug.com/gallery/8487830_uLXzp/1/#542872080_7PgGd-A-LB

This wasp was wandering around an old tree trunk looking for a victim.

Peter

[Lord Vetinari]

Lovely capture -Judgung by the antennae position it's found a possible victim - they arch downwards for a better smell when a grub is located.
Brian V.

[Chrissiebeez_NL]

illl!! the thought alone.. :huh

A nice shot peter, there is some profound noise though, cleaning that up would help the shot i think :thumb

[PeterD-2009]

Thank you Brian and Chris.

Chris. Thanks for pointing that out. I have passed it through NeatImage and posted it below

http://peterd-2009.smugmug.com/gallery/7923463_nxZnH/1/#595242049_iumnT-A-LB

[Chrissiebeez_NL]

looks better! its not distracting anymore so all your focus is on the insect. good work :thumb

next time maybe shoot in lower ISO so you dont lose detail running it through neatimage :thumb