MYN / Corne van der Linden / Thynnid wasp (Thynninae) tiny flightless female hanging under male whilst mating, Swan Coastal Plain, South-Western Australia.

Jiri Lochman / Flower wasp (Thynninae sp.) wingless female, burrowing in sand in search of prey after mating, Yalgorup National Park, south of Mandurah, Western Australia.

Jiri Lochman / Flower wasp (Thynninae sp.) wingless female waiting on the ground to be picked up by a flying male, disperses pheromones to advertise her readiness to mate, Bladensburg National Park, Queensland, Aust...

Jiri Lochman / Flower wasp (Thynninae sp.) winged male feeding on Myrtle (Darwinia diosmoides) flowers, Peak Charles National Park, north-west of Esperance, South west Western Australia. (Tiphiidae)

Jiri Lochman / Flower wasp (Thynninae sp.) mating pair, winged male nectaring during copulation. The wingless female is attached, curled up under the male's abdomen waiting for the male to exude predigested nec...

Jiri Lochman / Flower wasp (Thynninae sp.) mating pair, wingless female remains outstretched and motionless while copulating with a winged male who is transporting her whilst feeding on Featherflower (Verticordia sp...

Marie Lochman / Flower wasp (Thynninae sp.) winged male, feeding on Myrtle (Darwinia diosmoides) flowers, Peak Charles National Park, north-west of Esperance, South west Western Australia. (Tiphiidae)