Wasps

Tiny hyperparasitoid wasp (3mm long, max) investigates which of these bug eggs are most viable for her own egg deposit. She spent quite a lot of time wandering around 'feeling' with her antennae trying to work out where to lay her eggs. She is actually looking for the eggs of another wasp that has already parasitised these eggs. Mount Ommaney, QLD.

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