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RUBY TAILED WASPChrysis ignita© http://journey-end.tumblr.com Ruby tailed wasps or Cuckoo Wasps are ‘parasitoids’ meaning that they eventually kill their hosts. Chrysis ignita parasitizes Mason Bees - the females lay their eggs in the same nest as mason bees, so, when the ruby-tailed wasp larvae hatch, they feed on the mason bee larvae. Ruby tailed wasps do have a sting but it is not functional and most species have no venom. Other posts: Jewel Wasp or Cockroach Wasp Tarantula Hawk Wasp Jewel Wasp —- ohscience: By http://journey-end.tumblr.com :) (submitted by ^)

RUBY TAILED WASP
Chrysis ignita
© http://journey-end.tumblr.com


Ruby tailed wasps or Cuckoo Wasps are ‘parasitoids’ meaning that they eventually kill their hosts. Chrysis ignita parasitizes Mason Bees - the females lay their eggs in the same nest as mason bees, so, when the ruby-tailed wasp larvae hatch, they feed on the mason bee larvae. Ruby tailed wasps do have a sting but it is not functional and most species have no venom.

Other posts:

Jewel Wasp or Cockroach Wasp

Tarantula Hawk Wasp

Jewel Wasp

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ohscience:

By http://journey-end.tumblr.com :)

(submitted by ^)

Notes

  1. kororaa reblogged this from animalworld and added:
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