u/velvetflorals

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Id help/Interesting observation

I found an oak gall with two adult wasps wandering around on it. I can't tell if they are male or female, but I don't see long ovipositors. I asked someone who suggested they may be females in the family torymidae getting ready to parasitize the larva inside the gall.

Any wasp people willing to throw in their two sense on who these little wasps are and/or what they might be doing? Thanks!

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u/velvetflorals — 2 days ago

Went to check the mail and saw 4 small, likely parasitoid wasps on the mailbox within the same few minutes! Not sure why the wasps decided to grace me with their presence, but very grateful.

u/velvetflorals — 22 days ago