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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Aulacid, Ensign, and Gasteruptiid Wasps (Evanioidea) » Carrot Wasps (Gasteruptiidae) » Gasteruption
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black wasp - Gasteruption - male
Copyright © 2009 Lynn Bergen

black wasp - Gasteruption - Male
Baiting Hollow, Suffolk County, New York, USA
June 11, 2009
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Contributed by Lynn Bergen on 22 June, 2009 - 6:20am
Last updated 4 July, 2009 - 10:49pm

A male
Female has a huge ovipositor. Don't you just love these guys? Gawky and elegant at the same time.
… Ron Hemberger, 22 June, 2009 - 10:45am login or register to post comments

 
Gawky and elegant at the same time.
Exactly!!
Here's what is puzzling. At any one time there appear to be hundreds of these in the Parsnip flowers. They come in 2 sizes here, both with the red dots. I haven't seen one with an ovipositor. Bugguide images seem to be more female than male. So, where are the ladies.
I have not seen them anywhere except the Parsnips. Soon carrots (right next to the Parsnips) will be blooming. It will be interesting to see if they move to them.

:-/
… Lynn Bergen, 22 June, 2009 - 11:36am login or register to post comments

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