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
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