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Hymenoptera: Chrysididae

Chrysis sp

Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysis sp) (Chrysis sp)

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© Vik Dunis 2015

Bunyip State Park, VIC (Nov, 2015)

Common Names

Cuckoo Wasp

Wallpaper image

Wallpaper thumb: Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysis sp)

Cuckoo Wasps defend themselves, not by stinging, but by rolling up and playing dead. Or else by flying away, which is what this one did when it found me too threatening or annoying.

Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysis sp) (Chrysis sp)

Chrysis sp Cuckoo Wasp

Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysis sp) (Chrysis sp)

Chrysis sp Cuckoo Wasp

Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysis sp) (Chrysis sp)

Chrysis sp Cuckoo Wasp

Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysis sp) (Chrysis sp)

Chrysis sp Cuckoo Wasp

Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysis sp) (Chrysis sp)

Chrysis sp Cuckoo Wasp

Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysis sp) (Chrysis sp)

Chrysis sp Cuckoo Wasp