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a wasp on back of the beetle

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Description:

.. is the small creature (wasps/fly?) on the ladybug's back is the parasite for the ladybug?

Species ID Suggestions

Tortoise beetle

(Cassidinae)
Juan DiTrani
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Comments (9)
MediyansyahTaharani
Ya Alice, I'm also sorry for the beautiful beetle, but that's already written on the "book of nature" :))
alicelongmartin
I feel sorry for the beautiful beetle, but you have told the story very well.
Juan DiTrani
MediyansyahTaharani, here you can see another microparasitic wasp http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6475131
Juan DiTrani
they tipically look for a "weak" place on the tegument (skin) and then they lay their eggs through the skin
The MnMs
This is very interesting. What does the wasp exactly do? set her eggs in the host or just live on its back?

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PublishedJune 16, 2011

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