Native to Madegascar. Also called Christ plant, or Christ common name is a reference to Jesus' crown of thorns

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A macro of a flower containging a ruby-tailed wasp, Chrysis ignita. The front half of its body (head and thorax) is a shiny green to blue colour, which sometimes has a golden sheen. By contrast, the rear half of the body, the abdomen, is a deep ruby-red colour.

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Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Lanzarote
Photo credit: © Ian Lycett-King / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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