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Gelis melanocephalus — Gelis melanocephalus

Gelis fasciatus

gbif.org/species/1290298
Gelis melanocephalus is known as a parasitoid of the egg sacs of a broad range of spider species. Wingless Gelis are ant mimics (myrmecomorphy) probably as a defence against spiders whose egg-sacs are their target.‥

date: 2017-09-07 16:54:22
tags: mimicry, myrmecomorphy
albums: Insecta · vabzdžiai / Hymenoptera · plėviasparniai / Ichneumonidae · vyčiniai / Gelis melanocephalus · vytis

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