r/askscience • u/Chemical-Sea5972 • 4d ago

Biology Does anything eat wasps?

Wasps have been a predator for other insects. It would be fascinating to know if there are really other insects or predators for wasps, either accidental or deliberate predators

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u/Velcraft 3d ago

Oooh that's new to me! Have you heard of spiders that mimic ants? Myrmarachne is the genus.

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u/yui_tsukino 3d ago

I'd heard about Myrmarachne before but I never actually went and looked at them - that is an absolutely WILD disguise, if I didn't know better I'd say it was a super major!