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Chalcid Wasp

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Description:

Ochre and black parasitic wasp, 5 mm long. For the last picture of the underside of the moth I had to refrigerate it for a few minutes. Family Chalcidae.

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Comments (5)
HemaShah
Well ,I have been bitten by b a gall wasp and that hurt bad.
LaurenZarate
Hi Hema, no I don't think they bite, and they are too tiny anyway to feel it if they did.

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