Four (parasitic) #wasps (#Hymenoptera) from a SLAM #Malaise sample in #Canberra #Australia over the last three weeks. Natural areas everywhere are (or should be) full of beautiful #insects like these, all just going about their business.

A #FairyWasp in the genus #Mymar - the first I have seen here in the nominate genus - see how tiny this #insect is.

An #ichneumon wasp (#Ichneumonidae) in the subfamily #Campopleginae - probably possible to get this one to genus, but most Australian species are unnamed.

#Vosleria australia (or at least that's the only named Australian species in the genus) - family #Encyrtidae

#Anastatus, unknown species - family #Eupelmidae

#biodiversity #entomology

A colorful jumping parasitoid wasp (Eupelmidae) traverses the rugged terrain of a tree trunk. New photo from Minca, Colombia.

#Eupelmidae #Entomology #Hymenoptera #Wasps #Insects

Look closely and you’ll see this parasitic Anastatus wasp’s ovipositor penetrating one of the stink bug eggs.

#Hymenoptera #Insects #Eupelmidae #wasps

The spectacular Metapelma spectabilis wasp is a non-stinging species that parasitizes beetles.

#Eupelmidae #Wasps #Insects