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Chalcidid Wasp

Brachymeria sp.

Photo by Machi
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Field Notes

Description:

Chalcid Wasps are so interesting to me because of their swollen hind legs and posture. They are also parasitoids; most parasitize eggs or immature stages of other insects or arachnids while others feed on plant tissue or make galls

Habitat:

Flooded forest; mostly oak. It seems that the flooding encouraged many creatures to hang around the walkway that goes through the forest

Reference Links:

Genus Brachymeria - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
AntónioGinjaGinja
Beautiful series Machi,you should add your spottings to the new mission http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/2004046002 for chosing the best's wild photos of 2016,congrats and thanks for sharing
Machi
Thanks John for ID confirmation and thanks Lauren :)
John La Salle
Hi Machi Well spotted - and a nice series of pictures. You are right - this is a Brachymeria sp.

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