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wasp with attached mite - male
Copyright © 2017 Ilona L.

wasp with attached mite - Male
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
July 15, 2017
Just to show that no matter how small an insect is, it can still transport a mite.

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wasp with attached mite - male wasp with attached mite - male
Contributed by Ilona L. on 21 July, 2017 - 4:49pm

Moved
Moved from "Parasitica" (parasitic Apocrita).
… Ilona L., 21 July, 2017 - 5:18pm

Eulophinae (male)…
Some males can be less than 1mm in length.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 21 July, 2017 - 4:53pm

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