Eucharitid wasp

Eucharitidae

Description:

I'm Spartacus! Really really tiny, maybe less than 3mm. It was just sitting there not moving at all on a leaf. I was attracted to it by its Spartacus head-dress. Think the best I could go is it is a Chalcid wasp but unsure. Any additional info is greatly appreciated.

Habitat:

Mangrove, secondary forest

1 Species ID Suggestions

MartinL 11 years ago

Eucharitid wasp

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37 Comments (1–25)

honeyb1 11 years ago

looks like it has a funky hair do.

Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman 11 years ago

Congratulations, AzlinSani, on the SOTD for that gorgeous Eucharitid wasp, well deserved!!

Fyn Kynd 11 years ago

Awesome spot! Congrats!

LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Congratulations on your SOTD AzlinSani!

AshleyT 11 years ago

Such a neat little guy, congrats on sotd!!

Reza Hashemizadeh 11 years ago

Congratulations on this wonderful SotD !

Sergio Monteiro 11 years ago

Congratulations, it is a wonderful spotting.

Nimbid Ditavi 11 years ago

Beautiful! Congrats! Thanks for sharing!

Carol Milne 11 years ago

Congratulations on SOTD.

YukoChartraw 11 years ago

Congrats on SOTD for this exciting spotting!

alicelongmartin 11 years ago

How Cool! Congratulations!

AzlinSani 11 years ago

Thank you all for the comments! Now I have a better understanding of this little gladiator. ProjectNoah rocks and the people in it are awesome.

Toucan 11 years ago

Congratulations on SOTD! Well deserved!!

AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

Beautiful capture AzlinSani,congrats on the SOTD,thanks for sharing

NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

Congratulations, AzlinSani !

Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Congratulations ,,

Wild Things 11 years ago

Spectacular! Congrats!

StephenSolomons 11 years ago

Spartacus was the first thing I thought of as well. Nice spotting

MacChristiansen 11 years ago

Congratulations Azlin on your SOTD

KarenL 11 years ago

Congrats Azlin! This wonderful gladiator wasp has earned you spotting of he day.

The larvae of Eucharitid wasps attach themselves to passing ants and are carried into their nest. Once the wasps emerge, the ant colony grooms and feeds them as if they were part of the their brood. They are able to keep themselves safe by mimicking the odor of their host.

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