[Taxacom] Mystery photo

[Anthony Gill]

I know nothing about orchids or insects, but I wonder whether the blue bits
and the white bit on the insect's (wasp's?) back are pollen sacs.

Tony

On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 11:53 AM, Stephen Thorpe <stephen_thorpe at yahoo.co.nz
> wrote:

> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pttru_pollinator.jpg
>
> can anyone please suggest what this photo depicts?
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