What is this?

[Kyro]

I spotted this insect running across my drive-way a couple of days ago & was wondering if any of you bug people can tell me what it is.It ran really fast with it's bum in the air, which is why I spotted it & as you can see it was really brightly green/blue coloured.I thought at first it was an ant, then maybe a hornet but I wouldn't have a clue really:lol:Any ideas?Sorry about the terrible pics, this thing was so quick:shock::lol:

 

[Jen]

Looks waspish to me

 

[junglepython2]

It's a type of wingless wasp.

 

[Kyro]

Thanks for that Jen & jp2

 

[hornet]

yup, thats a wingless wasp as the others have said. I recent purchased the "life in the undergrowth" series and some quite interesting bits on wasps on it.

 

[Naxx]

wasps are nuts, the desert wasps that kill spiders are my favorite, they are uber fast too

 

[Moreliaman]

diamma bicolor

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

Its not a wasp, its actually an ant,
I stood on one once and it stung worse than a bull-ant.
i found out later that it is a blue ant, diamma bicolor, but i call them metalic blue ants.

 

[Viridae]

Its not a wasp, its actually an ant,
I stood on one once and it stung worse than a bull-ant.
i found out later that it is a blue ant, diamma bicolor, but i call them metalic blue ants.

Nope, it is a wasp: http://www.csiro.au/resources/ps1xb.html

 

[HoffOff]

Yep it would be diamma bicolor

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

Nope, it is a wasp: http://www.csiro.au/resources/ps1xb.html

Thanks for that viridae, i think my info is a bit dated.
Eh, Well Ill shut up now...

 

[HoffOff]

lol Poor ssssnakeman

 

[Snake Catcher Victoria]

Lol

lol Poor ssssnakeman

 

[Naxx]

lol ya they are often thought to be ants but there are a few species of wasps that are wingless, hence the confusion. generally they are alot faster then ants and are generally solo

 

[$NaKe PiMp]

thats a bling insect