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Chalcidid Wasp

Subfamily Chalcidinae, genus Brachymeria

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Field Notes

Description:

Wasp-like, around two mm, incredible legs.

Notes:

Unfortunately, I only had time to take one picture before it went away. It is not very good, but I think it shows enough...

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
Juan DiTrani
it seems the shape of the legs is related with "handling" their preys. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalcididae
Sergio Monteiro
Thank you, Juan, I can allways count on you. But the question remains, what those legs are good for?
Ava T-B
I'm going to have to start using "for Darwin's sake!" It's excellent.
Sergio Monteiro
For Darwin's sake, I wonder wich kind of evolutive advantage legs like these can give to this guy???
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PublishedNovember 29, 2011

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