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RUBY-TAILED WASP or CUCKOO WASP (Ancistrocerus antilope) ©John Hallman Ruby-Tailed Wasps are often seen running over walls, banks and tree trunks in search of the nests of the insects (usually other wasps and bees) that they parasitize. The female Ruby-Tailed Wasp searches for nests of other solitary insects – in the case of Chrysis ignita, mason bees – in which eggs have already been laid. The Ruby-Tailed Wasp then lays her eggs in the same nest. When the Ruby-Tailed Wasp larvae hatch, they eat the mason bee larvae and complete their development. Ruby-tailed wasps are often called Cuckoo Wasps because. like the bird, they lay their eggs in the nests of other insects, usually other wasp and bee species. Ruby-Tailed Wasps have a very hard body cuticle that protects them from the stings of the host species if they are discovered in the act of laying their eggs in the host’s nest. They can roll up into a ball for extra protection. In the family Hymenoptera which contains conspicuous insects such as hornets, honeybees, bumblebees, common wasps and wood ants. There are, however, over 6500 different species of hymenopteran insects in Britain and a large number of these are solitary in behaviour, unlike the more conspicuous social species that build communal nests. The solitary wasps include a group known as Ruby-Tailed Wasps. Fact Source: www.nationalinsectweek.co.uk/resources/1721_0_buzz_rubywasp_06.pdf Other Photos you might like: Ruby-Tailed Wasp Tarantula Wasp Festive Tiger Beetles (mating)

RUBY-TAILED WASP or CUCKOO WASP (Ancistrocerus antilope) ©John Hallman

  • Ruby-Tailed Wasps are often seen running over walls, banks and tree trunks in search of the nests of the insects (usually other wasps and bees) that they parasitize.
  • The female Ruby-Tailed Wasp searches for nests of other solitary insects – in the case of Chrysis ignita, mason bees – in which eggs have already been laid. The Ruby-Tailed Wasp then lays her eggs in the same nest.
  • When the Ruby-Tailed Wasp larvae hatch, they eat the mason bee larvae and complete their development.
  • Ruby-tailed wasps are often called Cuckoo Wasps because. like the bird, they lay their eggs in the nests of other insects, usually other wasp and bee species.
  • Ruby-Tailed Wasps have a very hard body cuticle that protects them from the stings of the host species if they are discovered in the act of laying their eggs in the host’s nest.
  • They can roll up into a ball for extra protection.
  • In the family Hymenoptera which contains conspicuous insects such as hornets, honeybees, bumblebees, common wasps and wood ants. There are, however, over 6500 different species of hymenopteran insects in Britain and a large number of these are solitary in behaviour, unlike the more conspicuous social species that build communal nests. The solitary wasps include a group known as Ruby-Tailed Wasps.

Fact Source: www.nationalinsectweek.co.uk/resources/1721_0_buzz_rubywasp_06.pdf

Other Photos you might like:

Ruby-Tailed Wasp

Tarantula Wasp

Festive Tiger Beetles (mating)

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    insectlove:animalworld: CLIMBING JEWEL - A newly awake jewel wasp climbing around on yellow Sedum. ©John Hallman
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