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Atanycolus sp.

Atanycolus sp.

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35.0995, -92.4664

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Description:

I can't seem to find a common name for this member of the Braconid wasp family. I sadly didn't get pictures clearer or closer than this. Almost unnoticeable is a long thin ovipositor protruding from the abdomen. They form a triangle by bending their bodies upward and tilting their ovipositor downward to lay their eggs.

Habitat:

Found on a dead old tree, presumably an oak.

Notes:

I'm having trouble finding information about it, to be honest. Wikipedia doesn't seem to have an article on it yet!

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