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Tiny Wasp
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

Tiny Wasp
Boxborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
January 15, 2006
Size: 2.7mm

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Contributed by tom murray on 16 January, 2006 - 10:53pm
Last updated 17 January, 2006 - 1:05pm

Bethylidae
Bethylidae, I believe.
… Donald S. Chandler, 17 January, 2006 - 11:21am login or register to post comments

 
I agree!
Neat find! These little wasps are parasites of ants, carpet beetle larvae (yay!!), and other household pests, so they are not uncommon indoors. Apparently, females have an excrutiating sting.
… Eric R. Eaton, 17 January, 2006 - 1:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Bethylidae
I found this on the kitchen counter, and after I photographed it, I let it stay loose in the house. It must have been going after the Dermestid larvae, because I found a couple the day before. Thanks for the help, Donald and Eric.
… tom murray, 18 January, 2006 - 5:58pm login or register to post comments

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