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Monique Simons | all galleries >> Other Insects >> Bees, Hornets & Wasps > Cuckoo Wasp
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Cuckoo Wasp

Koh Samui, Thailand

Hymenopteran family Chrysididae is a very large cosmopolitan group (over 3000 described species) of
parasitoid or cleptoparasitic wasps, often highly sculptured, with brilliantly colored metallic-like
bodies (thus the common names jewel wasp, gold wasp, or emerald wasp are sometimes used).

Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Superfamily: Chrysidoidea
Family: Chrysididae

Nikon D300 ,Tokina 100mm F2.8D AT-X Pro macrolens
1/250s f/8.0 at 90.0mm iso200 full exif

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dang 03-Feb-2011 22:57
Well done here too. Super sharpness and detail.