Cuckoo wasp - neon blue

Thanks Cathy.

Stunning !!! Thanks Rob.

Ah! The colour won you over tex!! Thanks.

What a pretty (gasp!) bug--can't believe I said that! Thanks, Rob.

He's only nasty to spiders & grubs Deborah :))) Thanks.

Pretty color for a nasty fellow! Thanks Rob!

Thanks chickie!

Beautiful color robryan.

Thank pg - I thought, & hoped it was!!

The body is that of a wasp not a fly. Nice one Rob.

Thanks Sue - my pleasure.

gnt - there are lots of neon wasps & flies that look very similar. This was labelled a wasp & was with lots of other wasp photos. I'll stand corrected if I labelled it incorrectly, but I don't believe it is a fly.

Always wondered what these were. Thanks for the info.

food fly rob

They're found in the US & Canada Meadowhawk - so they're not really tropical. They lay their eggs in the Mason Bees nest.

Wow - very pretty wasp - not what we're used to seeing here. Looks very tropical. :)

Thanks lyndee!!
Thanks Shirley - he probably has - for spiders!!

He's so pretty, but I bet he has a lethal bite, Thanks Rob.

A real beauty Robryan......even though I can't stand bees.