A Jewel of the Microfauna
During my walk through Riddagshausen, my attention was drawn to some tiny wasps moving with great speed across some dry, fallen logs. As the sunlight struck them, their bodies gleamed intensely—like tiny flashes of color against the wood. Given their hyperactive behavior and dazzling iridescence, all signs point to these being specimens of the cuckoo wasp family (Chrysididae)—jewel-like insects that specifically utilize dead wood to seek out the nests of their hosts.
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