Leptopilina boulardi (Figitidae) is a parasitoid wasp that attacks the larvae of drosophilid fruit flies. Here, a female probes a rotting banana with her ovipositor.

Laboratory culture at Emory University, Georgia, USA
Asobara citri (Braconidae: Alysiinae) is a parasitoid of drosophilid fruit flies.

Laboratory culture at Emory University, Georgia, USA
Although this flightless parasitic wasp (Eupelmidae) lacks usable flight wings, she is plenty agile. Her robust mid- and hind-legs are used for jumping.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
A small parasitic wasp (Braconidae: Elasmosoma) hovers over a trail of Formica ants.

MacLaughlin U.C. Reserve, California, USA
A small parasitic wasp (Braconidae: Elasmosoma) hovers over a trail of Formica ants.

MacLaughlin U.C. Reserve, California, USA
A small parasitic wasp (Braconidae: Elasmosoma) hovers over a trail of Formica ants.

MacLaughlin U.C. Reserve, California, USA
A small parasitic wasp (Braconidae: Elasmosoma) hovers over a trail of Formica ants.

MacLaughlin U.C. Reserve, California, USA
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