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Brachymeria sp. (genus)

Holder, ACT

Brachymeria sp. (genus) at Holder, ACT - 12 Nov 2023
Brachymeria sp. (genus) at Holder, ACT - 12 Nov 2023
Brachymeria sp. (genus) at Holder, ACT - 12 Nov 2023
Brachymeria sp. (genus) at Holder, ACT - 12 Nov 2023
Brachymeria sp. (genus) at Holder, ACT - 12 Nov 2023
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Identification history

Brachymeria sp. (genus) 17 Mar 2024 SimoneC
Unidentified 12 Nov 2023 Miranda

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2 comments

SimoneC wrote:
   12 Nov 2023
I’m not sure what this particular species uses its legs for, but from Wikipedia “One of the more remarkable uses of the muscular hind legs is the species Lasiochalcidia igiliensis, which attacks the predatory larvae of ant lions, holding the mandibles of the larva spread apart while the wasp injects an egg into the membrane of the exposed throat.”
Miranda wrote:
   12 Nov 2023
Woah! Have to wonder how that bit of evolution came about! Thank you @SimoneC.

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Additional information

  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

  • Brachymeria sp. (genus) Scientific name
  • Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 611.8m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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