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Ruby tailed wasp uk sting.
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Where can they be found.
The green ruby tailed wasp is a parasite of other wasps including the bramble wasp.
They re all beautifully coloured with red blue green and bronze metallic colours.
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The ruby tailed wasp possesses an ovipositor which evolved from the usual stinging apparatus of most hymenopterans.
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It has a hard body cuticle that protects it from the stings of the host species.
Illustration of the green ruby tailed wasp 4 6mm it length it s coloured with brilliant metallic greens and blues.
The family is large common and widely distributed.
Ruby tailed wasps have been reported to parasitize a variety of hosts and thus their ovipositor has evolved to be a multi tool for infiltrating the nests of different wasps.
More than 1 000 species of the genus chrysis alone have been described.
Nectar and pollen special features.
Found throughout the u k.
Cuckoo wasp also called ruby tailed wasp any member of the insect family chrysididae chrysalidae of the order hymenoptera.
Parasitising other bees nests is a dangerous business but the ruby tailed wasp has a number of defences.
Most cuckoo wasps are small seldom exceeding 1 2 cm about 0 5 inch in length.
Up to 12mm distribution.
Ruby tailed wasps are found in most parts of britain.
These wasps are solitary meaning they don t live in large social nests.
And it does have a sting although this is not venomous.
Although ruby tailed wasps themselves have a sting it is not usually functional and there is no venom in most species.
There are a number of ruby tailed wasp species that look very similar and are difficult to tell apart.
Approximately 9 to 12 months habitat.
There are several species of ruby tailed wasps in the uk and ignita above is the one most frequently seen.
