Eucharitid wasp, male. Hallelujah Junction, California, USA.
An Orasema ant-parasite wasp (Eucharitidae) lays an egg in a Heliconia leaf. The young hatchling will attempt to hitchhike on a passing ant into the nest, where it will prey on developing larvae. Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia
Eucharitid wasps are specialized parasites of ants (in this case, Pheidole bicarinata). Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, USA
