Torymidae (family)
Torymid wasp at Acton, ACT
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| Torymidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 16 Nov 2025 | |
| Torymidae (family) | TimL | 3 Nov 2025 |
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2 comments
6 Nov 2025
thanks Tim. Great photos! I had photographed one of these tiny wasps in a flower here (s Vic) the day before. Great photos considering size and energy of these fellas.
6 Nov 2025
Thanks @WendyEM As you say, these are tiny wasps and usually very active, so the process is to use a fast shutter speed together with diffused flash which usually produces sharp, bright, evenly lit images. To get most of the wasp into focus it also helps to use an aperture size that gives a depth of field appropriate for the wasp's size and to try and take the images looking straight on at the wasp either from the side or from above such that the insect falls within the depth of field. Makes all the difference. NatureMapr's DSLR photography guide provides some advice on this subject. Hope this helps. Tim
Location information
- Coordinates 149.108768-35.275348
- Altitude 611.4m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 Oct 2025 10:48 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Torymidae (family) Parasitic wasps (numerous families) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Torymidae (family) Scientific name
- Torymid wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 768m Recorded at altitude
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