Jewel cuckoo wasps, Hymenoptera, Chrysididae
Cuckoo wasps in the Chrysididae family are solitary and either parasitoid or kleptoparasitic depending on the species. The kleptoparasitic species lay their eggs in the nests of other, similar species; their larvae then eat the host eggs or larvae. Parasitoid species oviposit their eggs into live sawflies or stick insects and when the egg hatches, the larva eats its host.
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