Hunting of leaf-beetle larvae (Gastrolina depressa) by the mason wasp Symmorphus foveolatus(7.6MB, 00:00:50)Shot Date: 2006/06/11 | ||
| species Symmorphus foveolatus Gussakovskij, 1933 Key Words | ||
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Animalia >Arthropoda >Insecta >Hymenoptera >Eumenidae >Symmorphus >
A mason wasp was hunting a leaf-beetle larva on a Manchurian-Walnut tree.
The wasp stopped hunting and flew away, but why it did so is unknown.
Clinging tightly to leaves, the leaf-beetle larva appeared to be fighting back. The wasp is apparently inserting the stinger into the larva, but a single shot of poison does not seem to be strong enough to immobilize the lava. (translated by Asoh)
(Data No.momo060701sf01b)
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