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 Ant mimic wasp ?
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| LordV |
Posted on 09-03-2010 09:24
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Member Location: Posts: 671 Joined: 06.09.05 |
Put a little honey/sugar water on a milk bottle top near the nest of a black ant colony the other day. I didn't get a huge number of takers but decided to photograph 2 "ants" on opposite sides of the drop. Much to my suprise one of the ants turned out to be a flightless wasp which I think is Gelis sp. Anyone know of any biological link between the two ? I was suprised to see the wasp (only seen 2 others in 5 years of macrophotography) and the fact that it was so close to the ant without the ant taking any notice (they are normally aggressivley territorial to other insects). Brian V.   |
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| cthirion |
Posted on 10-03-2010 15:42
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Member Location: Awirs (Flémalle) Belgique Posts: 901 Joined: 13.08.04 |
It is Gelis agilis, a parasitoid of various small insect cocoons in open habitats. Adult females overwinters. Best regards Martin Schwarz Can I please put it in my gallery? Thank you for your attention! Camille Edited by cthirion on 10-03-2010 15:46 cthirion |
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| LordV |
Posted on 11-03-2010 07:50
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Member Location: Posts: 671 Joined: 06.09.05 |
cthirion wrote: It is Gelis agilis, a parasitoid of various small insect cocoons in open habitats. Adult females overwinters. Best regards Martin Schwarz Can I please put it in my gallery? Thank you for your attention! Camille Thanks for the ID Camille Yes you can certainly use it in your gallery - you can find a larger version here http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/4411348270/sizes/o/ if you need it Would the wasp overwinter with the ants ? By the way I have some nice shots of what I assume is another Gelis sp. here http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/sets/72157594222560020/detail/?page=29 Brian V. Edited by LordV on 11-03-2010 08:00 |
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