What’s this insect? With pic

[anonymous-user]

Spotted a handful of these this morning getting it on together after I watered the lawn.

What are they please?

[mike74]

Not the clearest pic but looks like a Gold Ringed Dragonfly?

[Big Al.]

Looks like some type of ichneumon wasp try to identify from these images

https://www.google.com/search?q=ichneumon+wasps&am...

[anonymous-user]

Will take a look at the suggestions, thanks guys.

I couldn’t get a clear shot but here are a couple more.

[anonymous-user]

I think the dragonfly and wasp suggested have bodies which are too thin, but I have found something similar now, the sawfly.

[Composer62]

EFH189 said:

I think the dragonfly and wasp suggested have bodies which are too thin, but I have found something similar now, the sawfly.

Definitely some kind of Sawfly I'd say.

How big were they ?

Giant Wood Wasps are part of that family and are pretty massive and intimidating looking things.

[anonymous-user]

I’d estimate at around 3-4cm in length.

The more I look at the images of sawflies the more that seems to be the one

[GTDNB]

It's not a sawfly. Abdomen shape and markings quite different. Pretty sure it's an ichneumon

[Boosted LS1]

GTDNB said:

It's not a sawfly. Abdomen shape and markings quite different. Pretty sure it's an ichneumon

Agreed. Look at the abdomen on the op's third picture.

[GTDNB]

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