@friesen5000 Yep Eurytomidae.
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@ml @friesen5000 Hi yes a few studies have started to look at gall traits and associated parasitoids/inquilines, I published this one in 2022: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/mec.16582 and we have another in preprint: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.09.07.556376v1.abstract
But otherwise I don't think it's been explored much in terms of plant tissue itself, at least not in cynipid galls.
@friesen5000 @jencmars it’s pteromalid, part of the new Pteromalini.
Alex WildCanon discontinues the MP-E 1-5x macro, perhaps the finest insect photography lens ever made, without replacement.
#entomology #insects #photography #macro #canon
https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/news/canon-officially-discontinues-its-best-macro-lens
@friesen5000 @clew not sure, I think all of the things Chris mentioned are possible but as far as I know nobody has tested this.
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https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-bizarre-world-of-parasitic-wasps-miles-zhang/
The bizarre world of parasitic wasps - Miles Zhang
A cockroach and jewel wasp are locked in battle. The wasp latches onto the cockroach and inserts her stinger into the cockroach's brain, where her venom blocks its fight-or-flight response. Now, the cockroach is essentially a zombie, and its carcass will be used to grow the wasp’s offspring. Miles Zhang explores the gruesome evolutionary strategy known as parasitoidism.
My TedEd lesson is now officially out, sort of a sneak peek into the macabre and fascinating world of parasitoid wasps and how they attack different preys. It was an absolute joy working on the script and seeing it animated with the production team!
The bizarre world of parasitic wasps - Miles Zhang
@albertcardona @alexwild that was just a quick way for me to move things around, Pteromalinae is still valid, now split into two tribes.
If you like plant galls, phylogenies, and insect-plant & predator-prey interactions, my talk is at 10am tomorrow (Tue Dec 20) in Menteith in the Evolutionary Ecology section. #BES2022
Jo Wolfe🦀Big #CRUSTMAS news!🦀
New preprint on a molecular #phylogeny of true #crabs. We find crabs moved to non-marine environments 5-15x over 100+ myr!
This culminates 20 years(!) of effort from an international team! 1/5
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.12.09.519815
New preprint on a molecular #phylogeny of true #crabs. We find crabs moved to non-marine environments 5-15x over 100+ myr!
This culminates 20 years(!) of effort from an international team! 1/5
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.12.09.519815