Hi Gerard, firstly welcome to the forums!!
To be honest IDing insects from facial portraits is virtually impossible with most species, but I'll have a go!!
Is your White balance accurate on this shot? Does the insect have this reddish hue that your picture shows?
Is it like an absolutely enormous wasp? (over 1 inch long, severely scary looking!)
If so then yes it's a Hornet!!
I love hornets but they absolutely terrify me if I'm out looking for bugs and one flies past - every time!
Is that a Hornet?
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Thanks Lauriek for your answer,this insect is around 1-1/4 inch long,the top of the head is actually rather brown than red but I dont have a macro flash and I used the build-in flash of my Nikon D 80 plus a difuser that I made with piece of Altuuglass..About the withe balance it was set (by mistake) on :incandescent..
By the way I have seen your Ant pictures,they are fantastics.
By the way I have seen your Ant pictures,they are fantastics.
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Yes! - it's a hornet.
Compare the facial markings with my old posting at http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/v ... ght=hornet
Compare the facial markings with my old posting at http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/v ... ght=hornet
Graham
Though we lean upon the same balustrade, the colours of the mountain are different.
Though we lean upon the same balustrade, the colours of the mountain are different.
If it's over 1" then its got to be a hornet...
They are simple eyes - proper name 'ocelli', I think they are basically used for orientation in flight - ie brighter light means up!
More info here
They are simple eyes - proper name 'ocelli', I think they are basically used for orientation in flight - ie brighter light means up!
More info here