Solitary,Ichneumonid Wasp Resting on a Bright Yellow Coltsfoot Flower (Tussilago farfara)


This superfamily of wasps can be recognised from the very narrow wasp waist between the middle and hind body parts. In the UK there are about 2,500 species. They are all parasitoids of other invertebrates. This individual was resting on a Coltsfoot flower (Tussilago farfara)


Size: 4910px × 3213px
Location: Great Torrington, Devon, England. Europe
Photo credit: © John Insull / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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