Parasitoid wasp looks for opportunities under tree bark. Oxley Creek, QLD.
Quite often I come across the sad remains of a caterpillar over a row of cocoons. I assume they are the parasites that grew up inside the caterpillar now pupating into whatever their adult forms are. On this occaision I found a tiny wasp laying her eggs inside the cocoons which makes her a hyperparasite and maybe a fan of caterpillars. Oxley Creek, QLD.
Wasp (right) is busy laying eggs in the flower head of a cobbler's peg (Bidens sp.) flower head when thrips shows up. Oxley Creek, QLD.
