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what's this creature
primrosecottage
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in Fruit & veg
Hi guys
any idea what this critter is he was on my pots of strawberries
. Is he doing any harm ?
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No idea what it is, photo is a bit blurry. I will say though most of the Strawberrys predators are either fungal, nematodes or fairly tiny beetles and mites. Here's hoping it's just popped in to have a feed on something else.
Species is Amblyteles armatorius, pansyface had it spot on one of the Ichneumonidae and an attractive one at that.
Parasitic wasp, no sting, friend in the garden.
http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/amblyteles-armatorius
Thanks Pansy
lWish I was as clever as you
lesson learned if in doubt don't swat or stamp glad I asked first 
not keen on wasps usually especially those with fancy names I'm not able to get my tongue round
Thanks for the website Gemma I'll have a look at it later
I didn't spot the yellow bars on the antennae earlier, think you have it CN with stramentor more here:
http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/ichneumon-stramentor
My Dad showed me a newt he found in the garden when I was about 4 years old pansyface, it was the most amazing thing I had ever seen and I'm still fascinated by them.
After that I was always looking in the garden for things and got more and more interested as I went along. First time I saw a parasitic wasp it hatched from a pupa I found in the ground. Put it in a jar and waited an awfully long time. Half expecting a butterfly I got a bit of shock when I got back from school on the day it hatched out. Still thought it was wonderful though.
Pansy&Gemma sounds like you had a lovely time
I wasn't being sarcastic just admiring wish I had knowledge past down 
please don't take offence.
Charlie that's the kiddie a handsome guy isn't he