Hovering battles at the ant nest: the remarkable behavior of a rare ant parasitoid wasp ⚔️
In this blog, Satsuki shares her discovery of fights between female wasps competing for access to ant larvae.
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#InsectesSociaux #Entomology #ParasitoidWasps #AnimalBehavior
90% of life is unknown. And it's dying. 🐝🧬 We expose the #DarkTaxa crisis: how DNA tech revealed an invisible empire of #ParasitoidWasps that regulate the Earth. We are burning the library of life before we've read the books. #TechTakedown.
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The Xenomorphs of the real world
#Nature #Wildlife #Parasitoidwasps
4/ It belongs to the fairy wasp family: Mymaridae.
These wasps are parasitic and known for their gossamer-like wings.
#ParasitoidWasps #InsectTaxonomy #FairyWasp
I have found the coolest critters on my car. Parked at forest trailhead by brook. Female Long-tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp (Megarhyssa macrurus). Looong ovipositor, which can drill into wood, says she’s a female. NE US
#ichneumonid #bugsky #insects #invertebrates #nature #parasitoidwasps
7 - A really difficult photo to take on a phone! A Parasitoid wasp (unknown), some time in July, actively searching for caterpillars in the honeysuckle flowers. Is there a # yet for #parasitoidwasps?
#TeamMoth (I think)
DNA analysis reveals that there are more species of parasitoid wasps than anticipated
#Science #Environment #Insects #Wasps #DNA #Alien #DNAAnalysis #HiddenBiodiversity #ParasitoidWasps #SpeciesDiscovery #BiologicalControl
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