Identification of Hymenoptera (wasps, bees, ants)

Can I define up to the view? It seems to be visible here.
Taken from: Moscow region, Ramenskiy district, Hripan railway platform area, 2013.08.23

there is no such species, but we can confidently say that this is Bombus cf pascuorum (roughly speaking, a bumblebee similar to a field bumblebee).

Is it a rider? View ?
Ramenskiy district, Moscow region, May 30, 2013

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Surroundings of Kirovo-Chepetsk, Kirov region. August 24.
Nests of a burrowing wasp (family Sphecidae) were found at the base of a medium-aged spruce 20 meters from the edge of a clearing in a mixed forest.
Since a spider is visible in the cell, then the nests are made by some Pelopean (genus Sceliphron)?
Confusingly too northern region for this kind.
Can anyone clarify the situation?



This post was edited by Woodmen - 04.01.2014 13: 32

Surroundings of Kirovo-Chepetsk, Kirov region. August 24.
Nests of a burrowing wasp (family Sphecidae) were found at the base of a medium-aged spruce 20 meters from the edge of a clearing in a mixed forest.
Since a spider is visible in the cell, then the nests are made by some Pelopean (genus Sceliphron)?
Confusingly too northern region for this kind.
Can anyone clarify the situation?

It's too small for Pelopeians and doesn't look like their nests. Not only do they "eat" spiders, AVA I think will be able to guess who it is.

This post was edited by John-ST-04.01.2014 15: 21

It's too small for Pelopeians and doesn't look like their nests. Not only do they "eat" spiders, AVA I think will be able to guess who it is.

Not only the size, but also the relative position of the cells and the structure of their walls are not typical for Sceliphron.
I came across similar nests made by pompils of the genus Auplopus, in particular, A. carbonarius. It is quite possible that these are their cells as well.

Please tell me what kind of insect it is

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Please tell me what kind of insect it is

Xeris spectrum-Black horntail, male

This post was edited by John-ST-05.01.2014 02: 11

Xeris spectrum-Black horntail, male

Thanks !

The first one was identified to me on the forum as Andrena vaga, as far as I understand the rest are the same, the last two females?
All MO, Railway, from the same place

1. 29.04.2013
Andrena vaga, male
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2. 06.05.2013
male?
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3. 07.05.2013
female?
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4. 14.05.2013
female?
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The first one was identified to me on the forum as Andrena vaga, as far as I understand the rest are the same, the last two females?

Yes, that's right. Andrena vaga, the last two females

Surroundings of Kirovo-Chepetsk, Kirov region.
Is it possible to identify the murashiks?

May 12.


June.

I photographed beetles, and only at home on the monitor I saw some interesting fly on the left edge of the leaf. It was shot in the Moscow region on May 25. Some small-time rider ? And on the masonry of zlatoglazki (taken on July 6), probably, there are also riders?

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Surroundings of Kirovo-Chepetsk, Kirov region.
Is it possible to identify the murashiks?

On the mother-and-stepmother probably Myrmica sp. , it is impossible to determine the appearance from such a photo.
On a bug like banal Lasius niger

I photographed beetles, and only at home on the monitor I saw some interesting fly on the left edge of the leaf. It was shot in the Moscow region on May 25. Some small-time rider ? And on the masonry of zlatoglazki (taken on July 6), probably, there are also riders?

On a leaf is a rider of the genus Trichopria (family Diapriidae), on a clutch of eggs is an egg-eating rider of the genus Telenomus (sem. Scelionidae).

Can you identify animals? May 2013, Chuvashia.

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Can you identify animals? May 2013, Chuvashia.

The second one must be Athalia rosae.

On a leaf is a rider of the genus Trichopria (family Diapriidae), on a clutch of eggs is an egg-eating rider of the genus Telenomus (sem. Scelionidae).

Thank you very much!

On the mother-and-stepmother probably Myrmica sp. , it is impossible to determine the appearance from such a photo.
On a bug like a banal Lasius niger

I can only add that Myrmica sp. - females.

P.S. Amazing shooting time. Myrmica's winged years are usually in summer or autumn. And here on May 12. I don't think it's likely that the Myrmicks would fly so early. Most likely, these females flew in the fall, wintered and came out to feed on the first flowers.

This post was edited by TimK-08.01.2014 14: 05

Can you say something about these animals?
The nest is about 8-9 cm high, located at a height of about 2.5 m on the trunk of a tree.
Brazil, Rio-de-Janeiro, botanical garden. 21.09.2012

Sorry, I couldn't handle the shooting conditions: it's dark and too high for me.

Can you say something about these animals?  
The nest is about 8-9 cm high, located at a height of about 2.5 m on the trunk of a tree.
Brazil, Rio-de-Janeiro, botanical garden. 21.09.2012
Sorry, I couldn't handle the shooting conditions: it's dark and too high for me.

Meliponina Stingless Bee Nest

This post was edited by John-ST-12.01.2014 17: 56

Can you help me with the wasp? MO, July, 10 mm

Someone from the Eumenidae?

I think it's Ancistrocerus antilope.

can you identify a bee? May 2013, Mordovia

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Can you tell me what kind of wasp it is? Taken in early November on Lanzarote, Canary Islands:





The size is about a centimeter.

Apparently, it is Evania appendigaster (Linnaeus, 1758) (family Evaniidae), a parasite in cockroach oothecae. Prosevania fuscipes (Illiger, 1807), also found in the Canary Islands, has a rougher brown sawyere and head and pronotum sculpture, although in these photos the glaring pubescence does not allow you to see the sculpture properly.
By the way, what did you shoot with?

can you identify a bee? May 2013, Mordovia

To the genus easily-Nomada.
Up to the appearance is unlikely. We need large, good photos from different angles.
Male, if you're interested.

This post was edited by alex 2611-14.01.2014 19: 00

The second one must be Athalia rosae.

I'm not an expert on sawflies, but I don't think this is Athalia, and certainly not Athalia rosae - the pre-apical segments of the flagellum should be transverse, and the color of the legs is completely different. But this sawfly is similar to the female Dolerus triplicatus Klug.

This post was edited by IchMan - 14.01.2014 19: 19

Can you identify animals? May 2013, Chuvashia.

Look at them for belonging to Dolerus, the second sawfly is similar to the female Dolerus triplicatus Klug, although it does not sit on a sitnik. But definitely not Athalia

Is it a rider? View ?
Ramenskiy district, Moscow region, May 30, 2013

Rider exactly, Ichneumonidae from n / sem. Anomaloninae, but I won't say the species offhand right now.

I'm not an expert on sawflies, but I don't think this is Athalia, and certainly not Athalia rosae - the pre-apical segments of the flagellum should be transverse, and the color of the legs is completely different. But this sawfly is similar to the female Dolerus triplicatus Klug.

Here's how it turns out. So I think, what is Athalia rosae doing in the middle of the forest?

This post was edited by KingSnake - 15.01.2014 07: 08

Apparently, it is Evania appendigaster (Linnaeus, 1758) (family Evaniidae), a parasite in cockroach oothecae. Prosevania fuscipes (Illiger, 1807), also found in the Canary Islands, has a rougher brown sawyere and head and pronotum sculpture, although in these photos the glaring pubescence does not allow you to see the sculpture properly.
By the way, what did you shoot with?

I shot on a Canon 600D, Canon MP-E 65mm lens, on the first macro 1.5 : 1, on the second 3 : 1. Dispenser-yogurt jar, Canon MT-24EX flash light, Macro rails Stack Shot, first shot stack from the 51st frame, the second from the 81st. f/5,6, 1/125, ISO 100.

Here is another photo in one frame without processing. Sharpe just added it.

Good afternoon, gentlemen. I was sent a photo of the beast from Odessa. The size is about 2 mm. It was supposed to be an ant. But I doubt it. The closest of the ants is poners. But those eyes are small, the mace of the mustache is different and the segment of the stalk is quite large. Although this animal has a kind of constriction on the abdomen in the top view, I highly doubt that this is a ponera. But then who? Maybe someone else from perepony? Tell me who knows.

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Good afternoon, gentlemen. I was sent a photo of the beast from Odessa. The size is about 2 mm. It was supposed to be an ant. But I doubt it. The closest of the ants is poners. But those eyes are small, the mace of the mustache is different and the segment of the stalk is quite large. Although this animal has a kind of constriction on the abdomen in the top view, I highly doubt that this is a ponera. But then who? Maybe someone else from perepony? Tell me who knows.

And who else has antennas attached directly to the mouth notch? In my opinion - Bethylidae, as an option, Cephalonomia rufa Kieffer-run through the key, you can't see much in the photo.

I shot on a Canon 600D, Canon MP-E 65mm lens, on the first macro 1.5 : 1, on the second 3 : 1. Dispenser-yogurt jar, Canon MT-24EX flash light, Macro rails Stack Shot, first shot stack from the 51st frame, the second from the 81st. f/5,6, 1/125, ISO 100.

Here is another photo in one frame without processing. Sharpe just added it.

But they forgot to mention that in all cases they were shooting a corpse, not a living object.

But they forgot to mention that in all cases they were shooting a corpse, not a living object.

It sounds like an accusation. Yes, the wasp in the photo is dead. So what's next?

I also forgot to mention that I took the first photo at night, and the second in the morning, being late for the ship to Fuerteventura. And that in the end I was almost too late and all my friends were exhausted. But I couldn't take the second photo in the evening, because the battery in the flash is dead, and you can only buy a new one in the morning, because shops in Lanzarote don't work at night.

Is this all important too?

It sounds like an accusation. Yes, the wasp in the photo is dead. So what's next?

I also forgot to mention that I took the first photo at night, and the second in the morning, being late for the ship to Fuerteventura. And that in the end I was almost too late and all my friends were exhausted. But I couldn't take the second photo in the evening, because the battery in the flash is dead, and you can only buy a new one in the morning, because shops in Lanzarote don't work at night.

Is this all important too?

Take it easy. No need to worry. AVA just wanted to show off his observation skills and wasn't going to blame you. He doesn't work with the living either. The pictures are really beautiful. I can't do that. I'll be looking for a jar of yogurt. Looks like I could use a diffuser, too...

It sounds like an accusation. Yes, the wasp in the photo is dead. So what's next?

I also forgot to mention that I took the first photo at night, and the second in the morning, being late for the ship to Fuerteventura. And that in the end I was almost too late and all my friends were exhausted. But I couldn't take the second photo in the evening, because the battery in the flash is dead, and you can only buy a new one in the morning, because shops in Lanzarote don't work at night.

Is this all important too?

Don't be offended. It really doesn't matter that much. It's just my "bad habit" to comment on some photos on the forum. macroclub.ru

But still ... The photo is not a wasp (i.e. an insect from the group of stinging hymenoptera, excluding bees and ants), but an evanoid rider. Unlike wasps, it doesn't have a sting.

Next, why was there such a big worry at all? Wouldn't it have been easier to put the object on cotton wool in a box (at least from matches, since the size is small) and then do everything in a calm environment? It would even be possible to moisten a little and at least straighten the crooked legs...

And also, let me give you some good advice from the "old canonist". Throw out all the 4 AA batteries you use in the flash and upgrade to good batteries of the same form factor. Buy, for example, two sets (i.e. 8 pcs.) of NiMH batteries of 2700 mA each (usually they are offered with a charger) and you will not know any problems. There will always be charged batteries at hand. This is a bit expensive right away, but in the end, the savings from operating for several years will be noticeable.

Finally, here I am still more interested in the question of the method of stitching 50-80 layers. Really "steamed" manually or is it a Photomontage, Helikon or something else?

This post was edited by AVA-15.01.2014 16: 25

Don't be offended. It really doesn't matter that much. It's just my "bad habit" to comment on some photos on the forum. macroclub.ru
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I post my photos quite often, and I've never hidden the fact that insects are dead. I have a popular blog in LiveJournal, respectively, a lot of comments. And every time there is someone who starts wailing about the innocent killed mosquito. To put it mildly, I was tired of such criticism, so I reacted somewhat nervously. Excuse me

I totally agree with you about the batteries. But unfortunately, when I opened my backpack on arrival, I shook out the dead batteries from the flash and asked the question " Where is the charging?". It wasn't there. I stayed in Moscow. Buying a charger in the resort town of Lanzarote is not so easy, I found batteries only in the third store. And I bought one pack of everything. In general I screwed up on all fronts

At the expense of building the stack. Of course, it's impossible to do this manually, and photoshop simply can't handle 50 full-frames. So I collect stacks in Zerene Stacker. A great program, a minimum of buttons, maximum functionality. I usually collect them using two methods, DMAP and PMAX, and then retouch the assembly flaws in a very convenient retouch tool built into the Grain. After that, I take the final frame in Photoshop and bring it to mind there. Color correction, cleaning of garbage and dust particles, resize and sharpen. Something like that.

Take it easy. No need to worry. AVA just wanted to show off his observation skills and wasn't going to blame you. He doesn't work with the living either. The pictures are really beautiful. I can't do that. I'll be looking for a jar of yogurt. Looks like I could use a diffuser, too...

The lens is the most important thing. I don't have a single normal picture without it. Either a " big " studio light with softboxes and strips, or a small flash and a jar of yogurt At the very least a table lamp and a pipe made of a piece of paper

Can you identify animals? May 2013, Chuvashia.

The first is Dolerus sp., the second is female Dolerus triplicatus (Klug, 1818)

Surroundings of Kirovo-Chepetsk, Kirov region. 06.07.2009.
Some kind of glitter, at least up to Rod.