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Emerald cockroach wasp/ jewel wasp

Ampulex sp.

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Bhagya Herath
Bhagya Herath 10 years ago

Thank you so much John La Salle
they truly are beautiful and amazing creatures
tanx again for the information

John La Salle
John La Salle 10 years ago

Looks like an emerald cockroach wasp -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerald_coc...
These are truly beautiful creatures - with a very cool biology.
There are a couple of different species of Ampulex - so not sure exactly which on it is.

Bhagya Herath
Spotted by
Bhagya Herath

Sri Lanka

Spotted on May 17, 2013
Submitted on May 17, 2013

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