Hubert Polacek
Scale of parasitism
Accidental flight shot of chalcidoid wasp, probably still unknown egg parasitoid species similar to THIS ONE RECENTLY DESCRIBED FROM CHINA
Before mating, the longhorn beetle female produces a lot of pheromones which can sometimes attract unwelcome visitors.
Beetle (Monochamus sartor) body length is ~25 mm, wasp body length is ~1,3 mm excluding ovipositor.
Taken with Pentax MZ-5N camera, Soligor 100mm macro lens and Pentax AF140C Macro Flash on Fuji Reala 100 negative film.
Scale of parasitism
Accidental flight shot of chalcidoid wasp, probably still unknown egg parasitoid species similar to THIS ONE RECENTLY DESCRIBED FROM CHINA
Before mating, the longhorn beetle female produces a lot of pheromones which can sometimes attract unwelcome visitors.
Beetle (Monochamus sartor) body length is ~25 mm, wasp body length is ~1,3 mm excluding ovipositor.
Taken with Pentax MZ-5N camera, Soligor 100mm macro lens and Pentax AF140C Macro Flash on Fuji Reala 100 negative film.