Not sure of the true indentity of this wasp, but it looks to be from the Ichneumon family. The long sting looking thing is an ovipositor, which is used to insert eggs into a host. Because of this practice, they are considerd parasitic. The small photo is of the wasp inserting her ovipositor into a host below the surface of a paper bark tree.
Nikon d70 : 1/200 : f/7.1 : 90mm : iso20
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More awsome macro work. Am loving these images.
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wow - love these macro images of the wasp! just to let you know..I bookmarked your site on photoblogs.org. keep up the good work mate!!
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