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Emerald cockroach wasp

Ampulex compressa

Photo by BrunoMoller
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Field Notes

Description:

•They are solitary wasps.
•They sting cockroaches and use them as host for the larvae.
•They are native to South Asia, Africa and Pacific islands, but were introduced in other places around the world.

Habitat:

Tropical regions
-I saw this wasp in São Paulo (Brazil)

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