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Tiny Wasp? And Sharpshooter - Draeculacephala antica
Copyright © 2006 Ashley Bradford

Tiny Wasp? And Sharpshooter - Draeculacephala antica
Herndon, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
August 22, 2006
Size: 1mm
This is the size comparison shot to accompany the other. And, did the sharpshooter pee??

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Tiny Wasp? Tiny Wasp? And Sharpshooter - Draeculacephala antica
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Contributed by Ashley Bradford on 22 August, 2006 - 9:50pm
Last updated 18 September, 2006 - 10:58am

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees and Wasps. it's back where it belongs.
… john and jane balaban, 16 September, 2006 - 6:43pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Draeculacephala antica.
… john and jane balaban, 16 September, 2006 - 6:31pm login or register to post comments

tiny wasp
Most likely you've got a member of the superfamily Chalcidoidea, but there are too many families and the photo is too blurry to say which one. Chalcidoids are mostly--with important exceptions--parasitic on various insects.

The "pee" is likely a drop of honeydew. Sharpshooters and their relatives extract nitrogen compounds from plant sap and excrete excess carbohydrates in the form of honeydew.
… Ronald D. Hennessey, 23 August, 2006 - 12:49am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the lesson about the honeydew,
and I think you're right about the wasp. Can it sting? Would I feel it? Seems like it wouldn't even be able to break the skin - I hope!
… Ashley Bradford, 23 August, 2006 - 11:07am login or register to post comments

 
Draeculacephala antica
The sharpshooter with the unusually long head is Draeculacephala antica. Do you have a clearer image of it?
… Andy Hamilton, 23 August, 2006 - 7:52am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the ID on the sharpshooter -
I have more images at home and will try to remember to upload some.
… Ashley Bradford, 23 August, 2006 - 1:09pm login or register to post comments

 
Draeculacephala antica
The sharpshooter with the unusually long head is Draeculacephala antica.
… Andy Hamilton, 23 August, 2006 - 7:51am login or register to post comments

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