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Pelecinid Wasp

Pelecinus polyturator

Photo by whirl_up_sea
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Description:

She may look fierce, but she can't sting you. Her long ovipositor is used to dig into the ground and deposit her eggs on junebug larvae, her future offspring's favourite food.

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PublishedSeptember 24, 2011

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