ichneumon wasp: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	ichneumonid wasp • Darwin wasp • Ichneumonidae

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Parasitoid wasp

Two-part illustration showing parasitoid wasps. On the left, a female Ichneumonidae wasp uses her ovipositor to lay eggs inside a host larva beneath tree bark. On the right, the life cycle of a Trichogramma wasp is depicted, with a female laying eggs in a host egg, development from larva to pupa, and an adult wasp emerging.

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wasp. Vespid Wasp (Vespidaea) with antennas and compound eyes drink nectar from a cherry. Hornets largest eusocial wasps, stinging insect in the order Hymenoptera, related to bees. Pollination

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