cf. Nogodinid nymph parasitised by a Dryininae wasp.
Late February 2015
Knocklofty Reserve, Nipaluna/Hobart
The wasp larvae develops inside the nymph. When it grows large enough its body hangs out, surrounded by a protective bag (thylacium). The bag is filled with its shed larval exoskeletons. The Flatid nymph lives on until the adult wasp breaks out of the thylacium, where it then consumes the nymph.
Tentative identification provided via anonymous feedback.
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#2. Late December 2022
Knocklofty Reserve, Nipaluna/Hobart
Photo KE
#3. Mid January 2026
“Orana”, Taroona
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References:
Griebenow, Z. 2012 Little Bags of Horror: Three Obscure Families of Surreal Aculeates, http://gentlecentipede.blogspot.com.au/2012/12/little-bags-of-horror-three-obscure.html Last Accessed 21/2/2015