Tiny Wasps

2 years 6 months ago #726655 by Screamin Scott
Is this a microgastrine braconid - Cotesia wasp? I had a large number of these small wasps emerge from a cocoon I found on a grass stem... Image taken today 10/25/2021 here in North Georgia, Atlanta Metro. They hatched a few days ago in an enclosure I had them in. This one was posed on a manila envelope. They are very tiny to say the least. They are maybe 2mm tops, this image was cropped a lot The 2nd image was of the cocoon they hatched from....




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2 years 6 months ago #726661 by Screamin Scott
Here's another shot of the enclosure (an empty "Extra" Gum container). Most of the wasps died this afternoon but were still alive this morning when the other image was taken.



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2 years 6 months ago #726824 by Monica Martinez
Really interesting macros. Well done for the detais.


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2 years 6 months ago #727018 by Steve Rodriguez
Wow! Nice macro set. I admire the patience to do this.


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2 years 6 months ago #727319 by Paul Iddon
That's a good discovery - these ichneumonid wasps are so common, but so hard to find, let alone get photos of.

Paul.


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2 years 5 months ago #728120 by Alyssa Briggs
Wow! Great job for this.


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