Cuckoo Wasp Laying an Egg

By Kerry-Ann van Eeden (Perth, Australia)

Taken at a bird hide near the Mopani Rest Camp in Kruger National Park in mid-March 2014. Kerry-Ann van Eeden observed that the cuckoo wasp inspected a few other potter wasp nests before selecting this one, chewing a small hole, e
Competition: 2014
Insect order: Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies