Image: Wasp, not 'ant'
Female Blue Ant
- Photographer:
- Melissa Kirkham
- Rights:
- © Melissa Kirkham
- Common name:
- Blue Ant
- Scientific name:
- Diamma Bicolor
- Family:
- Tiphiidae
- Order:
- Hymenoptera
- Location:
- Seymour, Victoria
- Date taken:
- 10 November 2010
Additional information
Blue Ants are bright metallic blue or green, and can sometimes be mistaken for a large ant. However they are a solitary wasp species, this one is actually as wingless ground dwelling female flower wasp, the males are fully winged and can often be found on flowers.
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