Wasp Nest Beetle. (1 of 3) - a photo on Flickriver

            Metoecus paradoxus. From NatureSpot - "The adult lays eggs on rotting wood in the hope that a wasp will visit to harvest wood fibre for its nest. If one does, the beetle larva climbs onto the back of the wasp and is transported to the nest. It then seeks out a wasp grub and parasitises it." Main host Common Wasp, Vespula vulgaris - of which we have a byke in our cavity wall. Apparently local and seldom seen. 
   

Taken on: September 8, 2020

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Sets appears in: • Wee Beasts 2020

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Camera: Canon EOS 80D, f/6.3, 1/250 sec, 100mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 80D
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	100mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	On, Fired
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Picasa
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