> Does anybody know the classificatio of this insect? Is it a hornet ? The insect is about 4-5 cm long. Thank you. URL: (~50KB) http://members.a1.net/john.fuerst2/img_4261_rj_crop1.jpg -- John Canary Islands/Spain/Europe Not a wasp but a robber-fly (Diptera; Asilidae). Take a look at Promachus latitarsatus: http://www.fotocommunity.de/...

... Insekts ? Handelt es sich um eine Hornisse, Wespe ? Das Insekt ist ca. 4-...a1.net/john.fuerst2/img_4261_rj_crop1.jpg -- John Canary Islands/Spain/Europe ========================================== [Englisch:] Hi, Does ...classificatio of this insect? Is it a hornet ? The insect is about 4-5 cm...http://members.a1.net/john.fuerst2/img_4261_rj_crop1.jpg -- John Canary Islands/Spain/Europe