Gasteruptiidae (Family)
1 Carrot Wasps at suppressed
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| Gasteruptiidae (Family) | 25 Mar 2025 | DiBickers | ||
| Unverified | 20 Mar 2023 | TimL |
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The sequence of images shows two parasitic wasps searching cracks in fencing for prey. One of the wasps visually found prey within a crack after hovering in front of it and then probed the crack with its antennae before parasitizing the prey. The quoted 'animal size' refers to overall length which was around 25mm. Additional details of the two wasps are provided in sightings 4480320 and 4480321.
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Location information
- Places Wellington Point, QLD
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- TimL Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- TimL NatureMapr Gasteruptiidae (Family) Parasitic wasps (numerous families) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Gasteruptiidae (Family) Scientific name
- Carrot Wasps Common name
- Unknown
- Unknown
- Unknown
- Up to 440m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Gasteruptiidae sp.
Record quality
Quality score
7 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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