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Cuckoo Wasp

Posted by June 3rd, 2005 at 12:00 am

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Hornets and Wasps

found this fly/wasp? in Oman
Tarik Al said

Hi Tariq,
This sure looks like a Cuckoo Wasp from the Family Chrysididae to us. These metallic blue or green wasps can roll into a ball by burying their head in the concave abdomen. It lays its eggs in the nests of bees and wasps, hence the name cuckoo.

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