Tiphiidae sp. (family)

Unidentified Smooth flower wasp at O'Connor, ACT

Tiphiidae sp. (family) at O'Connor, ACT - 21 Jan 2021
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Identification history

Tiphiidae sp. (family) 7 Apr 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Tiphiidae sp. (family) 25 Jan 2021 JonLewis
Unidentified 25 Jan 2021 ConBoekel

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A total guess as to what sort of insect it is. It does not have wings. Its antennae look like an extra pair of eggs. Its legs look more like a robber fly's than an ant.

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JonLewis wrote:
   25 Jan 2021
Hi Con, nice photo. This looks like a type of wingless flower wasp. There are similar ones in the CNM Tiphiidae category and it looks like it might be pretty closely related to Diamma bicolor, known as a Blue Ant even though it is actually a wasp. See https://canberra.naturemapr.org/sightings/3876115. Cheers, Jon
ConBoekel wrote:
   25 Jan 2021
Jon
Thank you. I had never heard of such creatures. Life is wonderful with a macro lens in hand!

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