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Ichneumon spp.
Just after sundown a wasp is attacking a small group of leaf beetle larvae, presumably to parasitise them.
Suburban eucalyptus.
After sundown the light was very poor but the action was irresistable. Larva is probably P.atomaria https://91adcd43-a-62cb3a1a-s-sites.goog...
Spotted on Nov 14, 2012
Submitted on Nov 14, 2012
5 Comments
Very neat capture!
.... I also like the little larva head peeking over the cut leaf - probably munching away totally unaware of what's happening on the other side...
looks painful - hope she's using an anaesthetic - brilliant spotting!!
The wasp flew off by itself Alice. I think that might be what it does... lays and leaves. Yet to research it - maybe martinl will comment.
Did you see it actually carried away? Cool!