Insects and Spiders

You are reading a single comment by @Oliver Schick and its replies. Click here to read the full conversation.

•

Ludd

Oh, and how about the flamboyant paint job on this ruby-tailed wasp that was looking for a place to make a nest on the back of our house?

•

Oliver Schick in reply to @Ludd

Oh, and how about the flamboyant paint job on this ruby-tailed wasp that was looking for a place to make a nest on the back of our house?

They don't build nests of their own. They're parasitic.

•

Ludd in reply to @Oliver Schick

Ah, I did wonder, like those crazy bee flies that stick grains of sand to their eggs so that they fly further when flicked from the abdomen into the nest of some unfortunate host.

About

Avatar for Oliver Schick @Oliver Schick started