Thread-waisted wasp. Macrophotograph of a thread-waisted wasp (Ammophila apicalis). Also called sand wasps,wasps of this genus prey on caterpillars; the female paralyses the prey with her sting and drags it back to the nest,a sandy burrow. There the female will lay an egg. The larva hatches and feeds on the paralysed prey. Photographed by the USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab: an organisation dedicated to identifying,cataloguing and monitoring bees and other insect species | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / US Geological Survey |
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