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Like an oil slick, this wasp changes colors at every shift of the light. The sexual dimorphism of this wasp is even color based: males are typically more of a deep blue or green while the females have a red base that shifts from gold and green to even flashes of purple. The rainbow of iridescence varies with each individual and some will even have spots of colors where they're lighter, darker, or less vibrant.

The wasp of many gender

Crying and wailing over this adorable fucking robber fly that was at work today incredibly ridiculously cute animal. Sentient teddy bear. SO well behaved as I took it outside and took one million photos. Sending it a billion trillion kisses in its general direction I love you so much babyfly

boopie….

Victoria Butterfly House

"mega-cephala" means "big head" but what that leaves out is that said big head is also shaped like a human thyroid. And what benefit is there to having a bow tie shaped noggin? Well, it's theorized that those little nubbins are what help this wasp push their way through their cocoon (and host) when they're done with their pupa nap.

Built in fish eye lense

comm for @theelectricdreamsofddx !!

The Louis in question that this wasp was named in honor of was the father of the researcher who was the first to describe this species. The researcher, Karl V. Krombein, credited his father for inspiring his love of insects. Without that love and inspiration, we would not have the contributions to the understanding of hymenoptera that Krombein provided throughout his career as an entomologist at the US National Museum of Natural History.

Zoop the snoot

You may remember the extra green green wasp Ropalidia saussurei. Now, its close relative Ropalidia jemmae may only have a touch of green on their bodies, but what makes them special is their architectural talent. Wasps within Ropalidia have quite a range in styles when it comes to how each species constructs their paper nests. Many, like our beloved greenie R. saussurei, decide to play it discrete and camouflage their nest by using lichen to have it blend in with the tree. R. jemmae gets extra crafty by flipping their nest around so that the open cells face the tree instead of out. This is extra costly both resource and time wise but provides shield-like protection and effectively mimics the look of lichen, hiding the nest in plain sight

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A small wasp quietly and gently inspecting the leaves of a maple tree in the evening light. This individual was likely beginning to wind down for the day, hence why it stopped long enough for pictures. I assume, based on this wasp's appearance, it was searching the leaves for caterpillars to paralyze. Being so slow-moving and juicy, caterpillars are quite the convenient food source for baby wasps!

でも同じ巣の姉妹なので、喧嘩しません。

I never get tired of these amazing terminal net-winged beetles (Caenia dimidiata). The antennae are real and they are spectacular!

Beautiful, thanks for sharing!

Pajkec in skakač na lesni gobi by natalija2006 tiny spider (fam. Linyphiidae) and springtail on tree fungus https://flic.kr/p/2inpPLB