Jan Life 23

Lemon Tree Borer Parasitoid Wasp - It is really a beauty.

https://inaturalist.nz/taxa/67655-Xanthocryptus-novozealandicus

[Corinne C]

A stunning picture of this beautiful wasp

[Call me Joe]

❤️👌❤️

[Jane Pittenger]

Complete with wonderful shadow. I see you are a cellist. I gave up my cello about 5 years ago but still miss it a lot

[Allison Williams]

Excellent

[Walks @ 7]

Delicate capture, Fav

[Yao RL]

@jgpittenger Sorry that you have to give it up. I cannot live without playing my cello.

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[amyK]

Excellent clarity

[Graeme Stevens]

amazing focus and clarity

[kali]

balletic

[Dawn]

Nice focus

[eDorre]

Nifty!

[Babs]

Wow, stunning. fav.

[Boxplayer]

A stunner.

[Bill Ososki]

Beautiful bug!

[Christina]

Very unusual - I am amazed that you're finding so many different bugs!

[Helen Westerbeke]

awesome - agreed - amazed you are finding so many diff creatures

[Susie]

Fabulous capture

[Beverley]

Jeepers!,, the colours on your bugs incredible, really beautiful.
I’ll look at bugs in a kind way from now on.
Maybe I should save a macro lense?

[Yao RL]

@beverley365 Yes, so much fun to watch them doing their business throught macro lens.I used to terrified by them. Still now, but the urge of taking their photos is too strong.

[Heather]

Wow! The clarity! The details! And that fabulous shadow! Fav!

[Dianne]

A brilliant image.