CABINET OF CURIOSITIES

  Ichneumon wasps in the garden, menacing with their twitchy antennae and jerky movements, taking a break from parasitising insect larvae to...

This is a sabre wasp aka giant ichneumon Rhyssa persuasoria. The last time I saw one of these was 56 years ago, when I tried unsuccessful t...

Earlier this week we found this menacing-looking wasp high up in the Pennine moorlands near Alston in Cumbria. I wasn't too certain...