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Ampulex Compressa
About 20mm long, green emerald metallic body with the thighs of the second and third pair of legs red.
Spotted near Jakarta, the wasp is mostly found in the tropical regions of South Asia, Africa and the Pacific islands. The flying wasps are more abundant in the warm seasons of the year.
The emerald cockroach wasp or jewel wasp (Ampulex compressa) is a solitary wasp of the family Ampulicidae. It is known for its unusual reproductive behavior, which involves stinging a cockroach and using it as a host for its larvae. It thus belongs to the entomophagous parasites. (wikipedia)
Spotted on Sep 1, 2015
Submitted on Sep 1, 2015
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