Insects and Spiders

Emerald Wasp

Also called the Cuckoo wasp due to its habit of laying its eggs in other species nests. Their larva eat the eggs of the host wasp or bee, then eat the food that the bees or wasps had provided for their own young. This behavior is called Kleptoparasitism. There are over 3 thousand species of emerald wasps.
Emerald Wasp (Chrysis sp.)

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