wasp beetle

The wasp beetle is a type of longicorn beetle that resembles a wasp in its coloration and movements. This mimicry helps it avoid predators. Wasps themselves are insects in the order Hymenoptera, distinguished by their slender bodies and often predatory or parasitic lifestyles. While many wasps are solitary and build nests to provision their young with paralyzed insects or spiders, social wasps live in colonies with a queen and workers. Cicada-killer wasps, for example, are large, solitary wasps that hunt cicadas to feed their larvae. Beetles, the order to which wasp beetles belong, are found in nearly every habitat and consume a wide variety of plant and animal matter.123456