What is this BUG i saw in my garden??

Question

i want to my shed and saw this strange bug...i think it had six legs...it was mainly black but a tiny red bits on its back legs...which were a bit bigger than the other legs at the front.

the bug had wings like the ones on a flying ant but had a long rod of a tail which was very straight and had a white tip...the tail was about the same length of the rest of its body and when i touched the bug,, it began to hovr like a humming bird......STRANGE I KNOW

by the way this is in north east london if your wondering .....ANYONE KNOW WHAT BUG IT IS??

Answer 1

Yeah I've seen them too, so would be interested to know too.

Answer 2

Anything like this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichneumon_w...

Parasitic ichneumon wasps lay their eggs inside other insects.

Answer 3

Damsel fly or dragon fly.

Answer 4

I'm not good with bugs, but this website is and it's got a lot of pictures.  http://www.whatsthatbug.com

Answer 5

I'd guess at it being Ichneumon wasp/fly.

Answer 6

It is an alien. They are among us now.

Answer 7

cardinal beetle-red and brown/black in colour,long slender body with wings and long legged

Answer 8

http://www.insectimages.org/

http://bugguide.net/node/view/15740

http://greennature.com/article1899.html

http://www.einsteins-emporium.com/life/a...

http://www.whatsthatbug.com/

Answer 9

its a buldaza manti wait.......what color was it?