David Element
Wildlife Photography and Digital
Video Images
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Hymenoptera 70 – Sand Wasps
SAND WASP Prionyx
kirbii (f) with ITALIAN LOCUST or COMMON PINCER
GRASSHOPPER Calliptamus italiacus
SAND WASP Prionyx
kirbii (f) with ITALIAN LOCUST or COMMON PINCER
GRASSHOPPER Calliptamus italiacus
SAND WASP Prionyx
kirbii (f) with ITALIAN LOCUST or COMMON PINCER
GRASSHOPPER Calliptamus italiacus
SAND WASP Prionyx
kirbii (f) with ITALIAN LOCUST or COMMON PINCER
GRASSHOPPER Calliptamus italiacus
SAND WASP Prionyx
kirbii (f) with ITALIAN LOCUST or COMMON PINCER
GRASSHOPPER Calliptamus italiacus
SAND WASP Prionyx
kirbii (f) with ITALIAN LOCUST or COMMON PINCER
GRASSHOPPER Calliptamus italiacus
SAND WASP Prionyx
kirbii (f) with ITALIAN LOCUST or COMMON PINCER
GRASSHOPPER Calliptamus italiacus
SAND WASP Prionyx
kirbii (f) with ITALIAN LOCUST or COMMON PINCER
GRASSHOPPER Calliptamus italiacus
SAND WASP Prionyx
kirbii (f) with ITALIAN LOCUST or COMMON PINCER
GRASSHOPPER Calliptamus italiacus
SAND WASP Prionyx
kirbii (f) with ITALIAN LOCUST or COMMON PINCER
GRASSHOPPER Calliptamus italiacus
SAND WASP Prionyx kirbii (f) with ITALIAN LOCUST or COMMON PINCER
GRASSHOPPER Calliptamus italiacus
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The reproductive strategy of the female Sand
Wasp Prionyx kirbii
involves the paralysis of orthopteran prey, in this case an Italian Locust
or Common Pincer Grasshopper Calliptamus
italiacus. The unfortunate victim, much
larger than the wasp, will then be dragged to a suitable location and buried in
the sand, with the wasp ovipositing on the hapless grasshopper before she
buries it, so that it may be eaten by the emerging larva. A rather horrible
fate to human eyes, but a necessary part of the natural predator/prey balance
that helps to control the population of insects that may potentially wreak
havoc on crops. The photographs were taken in the South of France.
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