[NatureNS] Another parasitic wasp- Pelecinid

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There have been some fascinating posts lately about some of our
parasitic (and hyperparasitic) wasps. Here is another one that seems
to be everywhere right now- a Pelecinid (Pelecinus polyturator):

http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9612734497/

Another, more ominous looking, using the flash:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9616020630/

They are big (40mm as shown) and hard to miss.

Somehow (sound/vibration?) mother Pelecinid detects larvae below
ground, jabs her abdomen in the soil and lays a single egg on one,
often a June Beetle grub from what I read.

Nancy

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