Woodlands Historic Park Wasps

Black male wasp with wingless black and red female (family Tiphiidae) at Woodlands Historic Park — Mating parasitic flower wasps. The male carries the wingless female around, and it is presumably in his interest to see that she gets to feed. Females with this appearance have only been seen with males that are all black.

Classification

from Australian Faunal Directory

Order Hymenoptera - Wasps, Ants, Bees and Sawflies, 12202 named species in Australia
Family Tiphiidae - Parasitic Flower Wasps, 618 named species in Australia
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