The little criter pictured on the left landed in my swimming pool for a drink and decided to stay. I mention it here because I was struck by the size of the chap and wanted to advise the unwary that this is a wasp and will sting. It is scolia flavifrons, the mammoth wasp (identified by my friend and widlife expert Judi Swift). I've since read elsewhere that they can grow even bigger than this - up to a couple of inches - and that the sting is more painful than you can imagine. Why they need to carry around an AA battery with them remains a mystery!
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