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Sep012012

Wasp

DateSat 2012-09-01

A female parasite wasp of species Gasteruption jaculator (Hymenoptera: Gasteruptiidae).  A iaculator was a spear-thrower in the Roman army.

Photo taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2012-08-26.

And this is probably a male of the same species.

Photo taken in Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2012-08-26.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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