A female Chalcid Wasp (Phasgonophora sulcata) oviposits on the larvae of wood boring beetles in an infested dead oak tree.

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Phasgonophora sulcata parasitizes Chrysobothris spp., which were present in this infested oak tree.

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Size: 4874px × 3249px
Location: Bear Mountain State Park, Stony Point, NY, United States
Photo credit: © Clarence Holmes Wildlife / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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