Dave Bevan / Female Giant wood wasp (Uroceras gigas) inserting ovipositor into tree stump to lay eggs, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, September.
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John Abbott / Ichneumon wasp (Compsocryptus sp.?) in flight, Williamson county, Texas, USA, November
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Nick Upton / Ichneumon Wasp (Ichneumonidae) with antenna upright, on leaf. Wiltshire garden, UK, May.
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Andy Sands / Ichneumon wasp (Rhyssa persuasoria) one of the largest British wasps, at rest on Dock leaf, UK, Captive
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Ziegler / Parasitoid wasp (Ichneumonidae) carrying a large paralysed caterpillar to its nesting hole, The Peloponnese, Greece, May 2009
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MYN / Joao P. Burini / Parasitoid wasp (Ichneumonidae) from urban environment, Sao Lourenço, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Meetyourneighbours.net project.
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MYN / Joao P. Burini / Parasitoid wasp (Ichneumonidae) Atlantic forest , Itatiaia National Park, Brazil. Meetyourneighbours.net project.
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Heather Angel / Chalcid wasp (Gasteruption jaculator) nectaring on Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) cultivar, picking up pollen on legs and head. Long ovipositor used to lays eggs inside solitary bee nests. In garden, S...
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Nick Upton / Female Ichneumon wasp (Ichneumon stramentor) found in a log pile where it was hibernating, Wiltshire garden, UK, January.
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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.
