Gasteruptid wasp


Posted by ChrisRoss on Fri Dec 23, 2016 6:20 am

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Gasteruptiid Wasp Gasteruption sp.

From my backyard, this Baekea flowers profusely in summer and attracts many nectar feeders, this one is a Gasteruptid wasp which lays eggs on wood boring insects larvae using a long ovipositor.  This appears to be a male without an ovipositor.

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by Tom Whelan on Fri Dec 23, 2016 8:34 pm
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Excellent portrait, fine detail and setting - reminds me of an ichneumon wasp.
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by Matthew Pugh on Mon Dec 26, 2016 8:46 am
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Hi

Nice little comp of this industrious fellow - I like it

Thanks for sharing
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