Ambush Bug and a
Cuckoo Wasp
Phymaticae phymata & Chrysididae

When I first came upon this scene at
Promontory Point, Utah it looked like the Cuckoo wasp had the
Ambush Bug, which I thought would be rather weird.
© Carol Davis, 7-11-2010

I turned this leaf sideways, upside down,
right-side up and every which way but loose to get a picture that would
show who the victor was. It turned out that the Ambush Bug, my
favorite, had the Cuckoo Wasp and wasn't
relinquishing it despite the many ways I turned the leaf. ©
Carol Davis, 7-11-2010
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