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(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera)

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Parasitoid wasps as food for others. Adult parasitoids imbibe nectar for their own nourishment, but flower visitation has inherent risks. Here an Aperilampus species (Perilampidae) is ambushed on a flower by a Crab spider (Thomisus daradioides - Thomisidae) near Polokwane in Limpopo Province (South Africa).

Photograph © Vida van der Walt


Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

 

Citation: van Noort, S. 2025. WaspWeb: Hymenoptera of the World. URL: www.waspweb.org (accessed on <day/month/year>).

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