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Ruby-tailed wasp Found this wasp today at the marl quarry in Winterswijk the Netherlands 1-6-2020 Chrysis ignita,Geotagged,Germany,Netherlands,Ruby-tailed wasp,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Ruby-tailed wasp

Found this wasp today at the marl quarry in Winterswijk the Netherlands 1-6-2020

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"Chrysis ignita", also known as the ruby-tailed wasp, is a species of cuckoo wasp. Cuckoo wasps are kleptoparasites – they lay their eggs in the nests of other wasp species and their young consume the eggs or larva of the host wasp for sustenance.

Species identified by Paul Dirksen
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By Paul Dirksen

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Uploaded Jun 1, 2020. Captured Jun 1, 2020 11:55 in Sellinkweg 2, 7106 CN Winterswijk Ratum, Netherlands.
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/8.0
  • 1/1024s
  • ISO1600
  • 560mm