more 3:1 magnification with MP-E 65mm
Aug 23, 2015 16:32:11 #
best ones of the young Spined Stilt bug so far, small jumper
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bad focus..... tiny wasp? with weird antenna
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Aug 25, 2015 07:22:10 #
There is a very large group of tiny wasps called chalcids (a superfamily); most are parasites of other insects, mostly eggs, larvae or pupae. I think yours is in the family Eulophidae, often the males have pectinate (comb-like) antennae, sometimes 'bipectinate' with combs on the combs. Tiny as they are, there are hundreds of species, each usually with a single host species or a small group of related species. They often remain as eggs (often a dozen or more) or hatch and do not feed until the host is ready to pupate, then they hatch and go to town, preventing the host from maturing. Some can divide in the egg stage and produce many larvae, somehow gauging how many will survive on the particular food source. Neat bugs! Nice stilt bug and great jumper.
Aug 25, 2015 18:39:30 #
relbugman wrote:
coolio thanks for the info.There is a very large group of tiny wasps called chalcids (a superfamily); most are parasites of other insects, mostly eggs, larvae or pupae.
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