Cuckoo Wasp  (two photos)
Family Chrysididae

cuckoo wasp
Cuckoo Wasp at Brighton, Utah © Carol Davis, 7-13-2008

Cuckoo wasp
Called a cuckoo wasp because it lays its eggs in other unsuspecting hosts nests, like the cuckoo bird does.
Isn't it beautiful? © Carol Davis 8-20-06 at Bear River MBR

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