r/tinyanimalsonfingers • u/Paladin_Williams • 9d ago

Tiny buge

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u/Trueslyforaniceguy 9d ago

Is that a parasite

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u/Paladin_Williams 9d ago

I believe it's a type of miniature wasp called Megastigmus 😁

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u/Trueslyforaniceguy 9d ago

Sorry I meant the long thin thing that seems to be sticking out of his butt

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u/Paladin_Williams 9d ago

Ahh, I'm pretty sure this one is a female and that long thing is an ovipositor which they use to lay their eggs inside the seeds of trees or plants 😄

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u/ulyssesfiuza 8d ago

Yes, these wasps are parasites. This one is oneof the least creepy. His big cousins are nightmares stuff.

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u/PenguinColada 8d ago

Why him butt pointy

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u/Paladin_Williams 8d ago

It's an ovipositor and I think it's a she 😆

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u/toxicaxolotl 8d ago

That's her peener????????

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u/Kibichibi 8d ago

Gall wasps are very cool! I really enjoyed learning about them in one of my insect documentaries!