Parasite wasp settles for the night deep in a grevillea bloom. Kyogle, NSW.
Tiny parasite Pteromalidae wasp lays eggs into a planthopper egg sac on the trunk of a spotted gum. You can see white 'fluff' on her back and her mouth where she has cleaned her legs and antennae. Mt Coot-tha, QLD.
A small chalcid wasp sits on the back of a bottlebrush sawfly larva - there is no evidence the wasp has parasitised the sawfly but it seems like a good chance. Mt Coot-tha, QLD.
