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Capullo de Meteorus pulchricornis

Viendo nidos colgantes de araña Hersiliola, encontramos esta formación que no conocíamos.

Es un capullo de una avispa parasitoide (llega a matar al huesped), Meteorus pulchricornis. esta avispa ataca orugas de diversas polillas y mariposas.

Su longitud es de 5-10 mm.

La naturaleza es sorprendente!

 

While observing hanging nests of the Hersiliola spider, we found this formation we hadn't seen before.

It's the cocoon of a parasitoid wasp (which can kill its host), Meteorus pulchricornis. This wasp attacks caterpillars of various moths and butterflies.

Its length is 5-10 mm

Nature is amazing!

 

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Uploaded on May 17, 2025
Taken on February 4, 2023