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Flower Wasp - wingless female - Genus Elaphroptera Flower Wasps are solitary wasps that usually parasitise beetle larvae, most often scarabs. The females are wingless, and climb to the top of grass stems to wait for a male to find them, then cling to him with their massive jaws until they can lock their genetalia together.  Australia,Geotagged,Spring Click/tap to enlarge

Flower Wasp - wingless female - Genus Elaphroptera

Flower Wasps are solitary wasps that usually parasitise beetle larvae, most often scarabs. The females are wingless, and climb to the top of grass stems to wait for a male to find them, then cling to him with their massive jaws until they can lock their genetalia together.

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  1. That is a wingless female of wasp genus Genus Elaphroptera Posted 2 years ago
    1. Thank you wise wizard Posted 2 years ago
      1. Wise lizard Posted 2 years ago

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Uploaded Nov 25, 2022. Captured Nov 25, 2022 12:25 in 200W-201W Great Western Hwy, Hazelbrook NSW 2779, Australia.
  • NIKON D850
  • f/32.0
  • 1/320s
  • ISO250
  • 105mm