PREMAPHOTOS / Pupae of parasitic wasp {Braconidae family} on hawkmoth caterpillar host, Peru, South America
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Nick Upton / Basket cocoon parasitoid (Meteorus sp.) cocoon hanging from a grass stem in boggy heathland, Studland, Dorset, UK, July.
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Kim Taylor / Braconid wasp (Braconidae) laying an egg on a Lesser willow sawfly (Nematus pavidus) larva. Controlled conditions.
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Kim Taylor / Braconid wasp (Braconidae) trying to lay an egg on a Lesser willow sawfly (Nematus pavidus) larva, which pushes the wasp away with its body. Controlled conditions.
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Kim Taylor / Braconid wasp (Braconidae) trying to lay an egg on a Lesser willow sawfly (Nematus pavidus) larva, which pushes the wasp away with its body. Controlled conditions.
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Kim Taylor / Lesser willow sawfly (Nematus pavidus) larva trying to drive away a parasitic Braconid wasp (Braconidae). Controlled conditions.
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Kim Taylor / Braconid wasp (Braconidae) trying to lay an egg on a Lesser willow sawfly (Nematus pavidus) larva, which pushes the wasp away with its body. Controlled conditions.
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Kim Taylor / Lesser willow sawfly (Nematus pavidus) larva trying to drive away a parasitic Braconid wasp (Braconidae). Controlled conditions.
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Paul Bertner / Braconid Wasp (Braconidae) cocoons attached to parasitized caterpillar, Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania
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Kim Taylor / Parasitic wasps (Braconidae) approaching caterpillar of Lesser willow sawfly (Nematus pavidus) to lay eggs on, Surrey, England, UK. June.
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Kim Taylor / Parasitic wasps (Braconidae) approaching caterpillar of Lesser willow sawfly (Nematus pavidus) to lay eggs on, Surrey, England, UK. June.
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Kim Taylor / Parasitic wasp (Braconidae) with ovipositor extended approaching caterpillar of Lesser Willow Sawfly (Nematus pavidus). Surrey, England, June.