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Fletcher Wildlife Garden | all galleries >> Bees, wasps, ants and sawflies (Hymenoptera) of the FWG (19 galleries) >> Leucospid Wasps (Family: Leucospidae) > Parasitic wasp (Leucospis affinis), female
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22-AUG-2012 Christine Hanrahan

Parasitic wasp (Leucospis affinis), female

This tiny little wasp is checking out the bee box for leafcutter bee nests which she will then parasitize. If you look closely, you can see her ovipositor is folded along her back, out of the way. Very ingenious. You can also see that it looks pretty sturdy, which it has to be to probe into the well-constructed nests and lay her eggs.

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