Parasites – Laying eggs in a caterpillar – Gallery – Arthropoda

Crowds

Flying

Structural details

Interaction of species

Defense strategies

Insects and their prey

Spiders and their prey

Vegetarians

Parasites and hosts

Offspring

Beetle couples

Fly couples

Wasp couples

Other insect couples

Other couples

Winter

Living from rotten wood

Rotten wood beetles

Rotten wood flies

Rotten wood wasps

Tiny creatures

Parasites and hosts – Laying eggs in a caterpillar

This gallery shows an ichneumonid wasp laying eggs in a caterpillar, while the latter tries to fend off the attack.

Perithoini-u-1 17.06.06-28849 — Perithoini (1), not classified imago ♀ Kirchseeon, Germany, 17/06/2006

Perithoini-u-1 17.06.06-28854 — Perithoini (1), not classified imago ♀ Kirchseeon, Germany, 17/06/2006

Perithoini-u-1 17.06.06-28864 — Perithoini (1), not classified imago ♀ Kirchseeon, Germany, 17/06/2006

Perithoini-u-1 17.06.06-28866 — Perithoini (1), not classified imago ♀ Kirchseeon, Germany, 17/06/2006

Perithoini-u-1 17.06.06-28867 — Perithoini (1), not classified imago ♀ Kirchseeon, Germany, 17/06/2006

Perithoini-u-1 17.06.06-28871 — Perithoini (1), not classified imago ♀ Kirchseeon, Germany, 17/06/2006

Perithoini-u-1 17.06.06-28887 — Perithoini (1), not classified imago ♀ Kirchseeon, Germany, 17/06/2006

Perithoini-u-1 17.06.06-28862 — Perithoini (1), not classified imago ♀ Kirchseeon, Germany, 17/06/2006

Perithoini-u-1 17.06.06-28895 — Perithoini (1), not classified imago ♀ Kirchseeon, Germany, 17/06/2006

Perithoini-u-1 17.06.06-28875 — Perithoini (1), not classified imago ♀ Kirchseeon, Germany, 17/06/2006

Perithoini-u-1 17.06.06-28876 — Perithoini (1), not classified imago ♀ Kirchseeon, Germany, 17/06/2006

Perithoini-u-1 17.06.06-28885 — Perithoini (1), not classified imago ♀ Kirchseeon, Germany, 17/06/2006