Wasp beetle (Clytus arietis)

Another cracker. Love this.

great shot, he looks huge

Wow! this is amazing :)

Great close up. It is a pretty beetle.

Thanks everyone. He's not that big Irish, probably about 20mm long.

Looks as if the stripes were very carefully painted on.

They wer Wagger. It took me all afternoon. Little devil kept pulling off the masking tape.

You're so talented - but you need some training in training insects.

I know Wagger. Seems they have a mind of their own. I do realise that this is not an adequate excuse but it's the best I can do.

Superb shot.

Thanks again. This is actually afly but you can see why predators might be fooled.