strange insect

scorpion fly?

It's a Whitus Leatherus DFS Flyus.

A Deceptacon, pull its head off

dead…if it was in my house 😉

Ichneumon fly? Lays its eggs in the bodies of other insects.

It's a Blue Sword-Arse Buzz Fly.

HTH

Ichneumon wasp 'round here

It hasn't jabbed you has it? itchy itchy- 90% of your body mass consumed by larva before they hatch, then you die – kind of itchy itchy

Is there a robin's nest nearby?

Is there a robin's nest nearby?

What has a cafe from a 1970s sitcom got to do with it?

What has a cafe from a 1970s sitcom got to do with it?

Albert, the Irish divvy kitchen hand with only one hand, had to have his arm amputated after he was stung by a Blue Sword-Arse Buzz Fly.

Grim but true, that is 😐

its the new specimen that will darn your holes in ya sockies after a day out mtb,ing

What smooth skin you have!

Alas stuartie its not my skin, it formally belonged to the cow
that donated it to make a sofa. 😀

anyone ever read a short story about a tarantula that gets "done" by some similar waspy thing ? I'd quite like to know the author's name

Looks like some sort of super Mozzie confused by the sofa skin

put it on your arm and see what it does but if you die dont blame me

by the way where are you dont want the buggers up here in yorkshireland

We must be getting close to that day of the year when all those huge flying ant type things appear and swarm mercilessly around everyones favourite trails???

Is it a wood wasp of some desription?

Porn Star fly?

it's a white hole, spewing time back into the universe.