[ENG-ESP] Cute wasp Hoplomutilla (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae) / linda avispa Hoplomutilla (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae)

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Greetings friends of #fascinatinginsects, I am back again after a long time to show you a nice and curious insect that I could find in the plants of my garden, its colors caught my attention and I decided to look for my cell phone, since it was the first time I observed this small insect.
It is a Hoplomutilla wasp (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae), this wasp could be very curious because of its appearance, but its sting is very painful, I could sting repeatedly without losing its sting. When it feels attacked or annoyed, it tends to produce a screeching sound in the abdomen area to scare away its predators. It looks like an ant, but it is a wasp, the females are characterized by not having wings, it has aposematic colors to keep predators away. This wasp is called cow killer; however, the reason for this is that it is mistaken for a type of collector ant that can kill mammals of 1 kilo in several stings. This type of wasp is solitary and is easily found in the Barinas and Portuguesa regions of Venezuela.
Their reproduction is complex, the male flies to locate the female, after mating the female deposits her eggs near the larvae of another insect, then these parasites feed on the host externally until they are fully developed.

They feed on the nectar of flowers, some of these species usually come out at night; however, the females do their work during the day.

Saludos amigos de #insectosfascinantes, vuelvo de nuevo después de mucho tiempo para mostrarles un bonito y curioso insecto que pude encontrar en las plantas de mi jardín, sus colores me llamaron la atención y decidí buscar mi móvil, ya que era la primera vez que observaba este pequeño insecto.
Se trata de una avispa Hoplomutilla (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae), esta avispa podría ser muy curiosa por su apariencia, pero su picadura es muy dolorosa, podría picarla repetidas veces sin perder su aguijón. Cuando se siente atacada o molesta, suele producir un chillido en la zona del abdomen para ahuyentar a sus depredadores. Parece una hormiga, pero es una avispa, las hembras se caracterizan por no tener alas, tiene colores aposemáticos para alejar a los depredadores. A esta avispa se le llama asesina de vacas, sin embargo, la razón es que se confunde con un tipo de hormiga recolectora que puede matar mamíferos de 1 kilo en varias picadas. Este tipo de avispa es solitaria y se encuentra fácilmente en las regiones de Barinas y Portuguesa de Venezuela.
Su reproducción es compleja, el macho vuela para localizar a la hembra, después del apareamiento la hembra deposita sus huevos cerca de las larvas de otro insecto, luego estos parásitos se alimentan del huésped externamente hasta que se desarrollan completamente.

Se alimentan del néctar de las flores, algunas de estas especies suelen salir de noche, sin embargo, las hembras hacen su trabajo durante el día.

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These wasps are almost impossible to find, since they walk alone during the day, I am glad to be able to photograph this nice insect and learn a little more about our nature and its environment. I hope you liked it.

Estas avispas son casi imposibles de encontrar, ya que andan solas durante el día, me alegro poder fotografiar este simpático insecto y conocer un poco más de nuestra naturaleza y su entorno. Espero y les haya gustado.


INFORMATION/INFORMACIÓN

Camera/CámaraMotorola E6 Plus
Localitation/LocalizaciónAragua - Venezuela
Photographer/FotógrafoEstebandido


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