Bad news for the ants…

Apr 5th, 2011

by myrmecos.

…the ant parasitoids are reproducing:

Ant-parasite wasps (Eucharitidae) mating

Sorry for the slow blogging of late. I’ve been sick with some godawful virus for the last week and a half and haven’t had the energy to keep up an ambitious blog schedule.

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photo details:
Canon MP-E 65mm 1-5x macro lens on a Canon EOS 7D
ISO 100, f/13, 1/250sec, diffuse twin flash

Posted in: fun, insects.
Tagged: hymenoptera

5 Comments

1. ABM says:

   April 5, 2011 at 8:18 pm

   Get well SOON! Not just for us but for yourself.

   Reply
2. Má notícia para as formigas… « Arley Costa says:

   April 5, 2011 at 9:46 pm

   [...] …os parasitóides de formigas estão reproduzindo: Obs: a foto e o texto são de Alex Wild [...]

   Reply
3. Andrew says:

   April 5, 2011 at 11:23 pm

   Yes, get well soon…Been totally bored at work without any myrmecos updates!

   Reply
4. Jack Jumper says:

   April 6, 2011 at 5:00 am

   Alex

   Did you catch Cat flu You poor bugger.

   Reply
5. James.C. Trager says:

   April 6, 2011 at 6:36 am

   Hope you’re on the upswing now, at last. But really, I didn’t think you slowed down much.

   What is the story of this picture. Are eucharitids sometimes parthenogenic?

   Reply