Podagrionini (tribe)

5 Unidentified mantis parasite wasp at Evatt, ACT

Podagrionini (tribe) at Evatt, ACT - 11 Mar 2022
Podagrionini (tribe) at Evatt, ACT - 11 Mar 2022
Podagrionini (tribe) at Evatt, ACT - 11 Mar 2022
Podagrionini (tribe) at Evatt, ACT - 11 Mar 2022
Podagrionini (tribe) at Evatt, ACT - 11 Mar 2022
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Identification history

Podagrionini (tribe) 25 Mar 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Podagrionini (tribe) 25 Mar 2022 TimL

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The images show a tiny parasitic wasp working its way around a mantis egg sack. The final image shows the wasp probing into the egg sack. (See follow up sighting 4432237).

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RogerF wrote:
   25 Mar 2022
An excellent sequence of pictures. Well done. Mantis eggs are frequently parasitised despite the presence of the protective ootheca.
HelenCross wrote:
   25 Mar 2022
Wow - cool to see Tim!

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  • 11 Mar 2022 10:13 AM Recorded on
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