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macro
ladybird
Adrian Jones
Dinocampus coccinellae
Dinocampus
coccinellae
ladybird parasite
Ladybird Dinocampus coccinellae
parasitised ladybird


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Ladybird and Dinocampus coccinellae cocoon

Ladybird and Dinocampus coccinellae cocoon
I found several more ladybirds today that had played host to larvae of the parasitic wasp Dinocampus coccinellae, here a ladybird, that is still alive, sits on the cocoon of the wasp, the larva of which fed inside the ladybird until mature. The larva spins its cocoon under the unfortunate ladybird, the ladybird providing cover and shelter for the parasites coccon until the wasp hatches and the cycle begins once again. Natural light and uncropped.

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