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0 1 Parasitic Wasp Larva

Parasitic Wasp Larva

by TeresaBurkeSouth Carolina, USA

parasitic

1 5 Parasitic wasp with prey

Parasitic wasp with prey

by VivBraznellThailand

Spotted this parasitic wasp with a small ...

0 0 Caterpillar Parasite Wasp

Caterpillar Parasite Wasp

by MartinUrbanGemeinde Wien, Wien, Austria

Hymenoptera / Ichneumonidae

0 3 Parasitic Wasp Larvae on Caterpillar

Parasitic Wasp Larvae on Caterpillar

by Christiane4671, Queensland, Australia

Very strange... Looks like larvae eating larvae?

0 0 Glossy black wasp

Glossy black wasp

by AndreavonWGeorgia, USA

Followed the pup inside :)

0 0 Giant Ichneumon Wasp

Giant Ichneumon Wasp

by LauraCampbellSuffolk, Virginia, USA

0 0 Burdock Seedhead Moth Parasite

Burdock Seedhead Moth Parasite

by C. HedstromOregon, USA

Braconid parasitoid wasp that deposits eggs in the larvae of the moth Metzneria ...

1 2 Ichneumon wasp

Ichneumon wasp

by Marta RubioTexeiraVlaanderen, Belgium

Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, and Lepidoptera.

0 0 Wooly Oak Leaf Gall on Shumard Oak tree

Wooly Oak Leaf Gall on Shumard Oak tree

by JillWellmeierHilliard, Ohio, USA

Yellow wooly gall on midrib of oak leaf

3 4 Parasitic wasp sp. (+ spider)

Parasitic wasp sp. (+ spider)

by Daniel RowsonProvincia de Orellana, Ecuador

Family: Pompilidae. Possibly Anoplius sp.?

0 0 Cryptanura sp.

Cryptanura sp.

by DiegoAlfonsoRosaJJY, Argentina

Hymenoptera, family Ichneumonidae. This ...

13 4 Ant Parasite Fungus

Ant Parasite Fungus

by ChunXingWongTawau, Sabah, Malaysia

A Giant Forest Ant (Camponotus gigas) found dead killed by

0 0 Figitid wasp

Figitid wasp

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Roughly 2-3 millimeters in length.

0 0 Insect Gall

Insect Gall

by doreen.chambers.14Vermont, USA

Plants that are attacked by parasites often ...

1 0 Eucharitid Wasp

Eucharitid Wasp

by Richard OngGeorge Town, PNG, Malaysia

male - the Eucharitidae are a family of

0 0 Wasp

Wasp

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Body red, legs leaning more towards the orange part of the spectrum.

2 2 Parasitic wasp

Parasitic wasp

by Hannah DavisBerlin, Berlin, Germany

Small shiny green wasp. Legs are mostly orange with a darker patch on the femur.

0 0 Hymenoptera

Hymenoptera

by AronInterzextionนนทบุรี, Thailand

. Most other Hymenoptera are predatory or ...

0 0 wasp

wasp

by HeatherMillerAtlanta, Georgia, USA

The term wasp is typically defined as any insect of the order

0 1 wasp

wasp

by NamfonKowprasertBangkok กรุงเทพมหานคร, Krung Thep, Thailand

[ Credt : Wikipedia ] The term wasp is typically defined as any insect of the ...

0 1 Ichneumonid Parasitoid Wasp

Ichneumonid Parasitoid Wasp

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

This genus (Exenterus) of parasitic ...

0 0 Perilampid wasp

Perilampid wasp

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Roughly 3 millimeters in body length, vividly metallic in color as shown.

3 0 Orussid wasp

Orussid wasp

by BugEricPueblo, Colorado, USA

About 10-12 mm in length, colored as shown. Note antennae inserted very low on ...

0 0 Parasitic Wasp

Parasitic Wasp

by StephenSolomonsGosford, New South Wales, Australia

around 2mm. Black or possibly metallic. Sturdy body with short antenna

2 0 wasp & forest cockroach

wasp & forest cockroach

by S FrazierIndonesia

A small unidentified black wasp fights to subdue (and prey on or

13 14 blue-banded bee

blue-banded bee

by S FrazierIndonesia

The blue-banded bee is Native to New Guinea and Australia.

1 0 Ichneumon Wasp

Ichneumon Wasp

by Ingrid3Stamford, Connecticut, USA

intense yellow banded with limited dark markings, very narrow body constriction ...

2 1 Velvet ant (female)

Velvet ant (female)

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Medium-sized, orange with black "tail."

1 1 Cuckoo wasp

Cuckoo wasp

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Small (4 mm), bright metallic green with red abdomen.

0 0 Chalcid wasp

Chalcid wasp

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

About 3 millimeters in length. Note greatly enlarged hind femora ("thighs").

0 0 Scoliid wasp (female)

Scoliid wasp (female)

by BugEricPueblo, Colorado, USA

About 20-24 millimeters in body length, colored as shown. Scoliids in general ...

5 0 blue-banded bee

blue-banded bee

by Scott FrazierIndonesia

The blue-banded bee is native to New Guinea and Australia.

2 0 blue-banded bee

blue-banded bee

by Scott FrazierIndonesia

The blue-banded bee is native to New Guinea and Australia.

0 0 Ichneumon wasp

Ichneumon wasp

by S FrazierIndonesia

A small unidentified yellow Ichneumon wasp. It looks supeficially similar to ...

0 0 wasp

wasp

by Yinjia LiCharlottesville, Virginia, USA

A wasp is any insect of the order

2 0 Spotted Fritillary

Spotted Fritillary

by KostasZontanosΑποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Ηπείρου - Δυτικής Μακεδονίας, Greece

Lifeless caterpillar of Melitae didyma victim of parasitoid wasp (

2 0 Ichneumon Wasp

Ichneumon Wasp

by misako.hillAntioch, California, USA

Ichneumonidae is a family within the insect order

1 0 Cuckoo Wasp

Cuckoo Wasp

by ronfellows2020Denton, Texas, USA

wasps lay their eggs in the nests of other

0 0 Scoliid wasp (female)

Scoliid wasp (female)

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Large, hairy wasp banded black and yellow as shown. Males are much more ...

1 0 Blue-winged Wasp (male)

Blue-winged Wasp (male)

by BugEricColorado, USA

Medium-sized, very hairy wasp. Black, but half the abdomen red with two yellow ...

0 0 Leucospid wasp (female)

Leucospid wasp (female)

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

About 7-8 millimeters in body length, colored as shown. Note ovipositor curled ...

1 0 Cuckoo Bee (female)

Cuckoo Bee (female)

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

About 10 millimeters in body length, colored black with a red abdomen. (Males ...

3 0 Ibaliid wasp

Ibaliid wasp

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Body length about 12-14 mm, colored as shown. Abdomen laterally flattened so ...

8 8 Carpenter Ant

Carpenter Ant

by Richard OngGeorge Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

fungus shoots spores onto an insect. the

0 0 Insect by Lookjan 4/1

Insect by Lookjan 4/1

by Lookjan Wกรุงเทพมหานคร, Krung Thep, Thailand

Wasp is typically defined as any insect of the order

0 0 Leaf Miners

Leaf Miners

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Diptera and

1 0 Parasitic Fly

Parasitic Fly

by ChunXingWongSabah, Malaysia

fly, a natural ant parasite that lays eggs ...

7 4 wasp

wasp

by SusanEllisonHouston, Texas, USA

order Hymenoptera and suborder Apocrita ...

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