{"id":17368,"date":"2025-10-06T15:42:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T13:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karits.eu\/?p=17368"},"modified":"2025-10-06T15:43:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T13:43:06","slug":"ruby-tailed-wasp-chrysis-ignita-complex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karits.eu\/index.php\/2025\/10\/06\/ruby-tailed-wasp-chrysis-ignita-complex\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruby-tailed Wasp (Chrysis ignita complex)"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"7662\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"15312\">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<\/script>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/insect-ruby-tailed-wasp-entomology-7760605\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download image<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a full overview of the stunning <strong>Ruby-tailed Wasp (<em>Chrysis ignita<\/em> complex)<\/strong> \u2014 one of the most brilliantly colored insects in Europe and a true jewel of the wasp world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udc1d <strong>Ruby-tailed Wasp (<em>Chrysis ignita<\/em> complex)<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Taxonomy<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Kingdom:<\/strong> Animalia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phylum:<\/strong> Arthropoda<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Class:<\/strong> Insecta<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Order:<\/strong> Hymenoptera<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Family:<\/strong> Chrysididae <em>(Cuckoo Wasps)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Genus:<\/strong> <em>Chrysis<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Species group:<\/strong> <em>Chrysis ignita<\/em> complex<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 The \u201c<em>Chrysis ignita<\/em> complex\u201d includes several nearly identical species that are difficult to separate without microscopy. Together, they\u2019re commonly called <strong>Ruby-tailed Wasps<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Common Names<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ruby-tailed Wasp<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jewel Wasp<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cuckoo Wasp<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emerald Wasp (less commonly used)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>General Description<\/strong><\/h3><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"9790\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"15313\">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<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Ruby-tailed Wasps are among the <strong>most dazzling metallic insects<\/strong> in the world, famous for their <strong>iridescent blue-green and red coloration<\/strong>. Their jewel-like exoskeleton refracts light, creating shimmering hues that change with viewing angle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Body length:<\/strong> 6\u201313 mm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Coloration:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Head and thorax:<\/strong> Metallic <strong>blue-green or turquoise<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Abdomen (tail):<\/strong> Bright <strong>ruby-red, copper, or magenta<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Texture:<\/strong> Densely pitted or sculptured surface, reflecting light in multiple directions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wings:<\/strong> Transparent with a slight smoky tint<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Behavioral trait:<\/strong> Can <strong>roll into a tight ball<\/strong> (thanatosis) when threatened \u2014 a defensive posture against ants or host wasps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Distribution<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Very widespread throughout the <strong>Palearctic region<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Europe:<\/strong> From Scandinavia to the Mediterranean<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Asia:<\/strong> Across Russia, Central Asia, and into China and Japan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>North Africa:<\/strong> Present in temperate zones<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Also introduced in some parts of <strong>North America<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Habitat<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Prefers <strong>sunny, warm environments<\/strong>, especially those with dry sandy soil and exposed wood where solitary bees and wasps nest:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Old wooden fences or beams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clay banks and sandpits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dead wood with insect holes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Garden walls and stone structures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heathlands, meadows, and dunes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Behavior and Ecology<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ruby-tailed Wasps are <strong>cleptoparasites<\/strong> \u2014 they <strong>lay their eggs in the nests of other solitary wasps or bees<\/strong>.<br>When the Ruby-tailed Wasp larva hatches, it consumes the host egg or larva and then eats the stored food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Common hosts:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Odynerus<\/em> spp. (potter wasps)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Eumenes<\/em> spp.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Osmia<\/em> spp. (mason bees)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Trypoxylon<\/em> spp. (mud-dauber wasps)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Adult diet:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adults do <strong>not sting<\/strong> and <strong>feed on nectar<\/strong> from umbellifers, wild carrot (<em>Daucus carota<\/em>), yarrow (<em>Achillea millefolium<\/em>), and other small flowers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Flight season:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>May to August<\/strong> (earlier in southern Europe).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Life Cycle<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Egg:<\/strong> Laid inside the nest cell of a host wasp or bee.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Larva:<\/strong> Hatches and devours the host larva and its provisions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pupa:<\/strong> Forms a hard cocoon, often overwintering inside the host nest.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Adult:<\/strong> Emerges the following spring or summer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Defense and Adaptations<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>No functional sting.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Armored exoskeleton:<\/strong> Very hard and sculptured, making it difficult for hosts to injure or remove them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rolls into a ball (defensive posture):<\/strong> Protects vulnerable parts when attacked.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Brilliant coloration:<\/strong> Possibly aposematic (warning) or camouflage through light reflection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conservation Status<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>IUCN Red List:<\/strong> \ud83d\udfe9 <em>Least Concern<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Status:<\/strong> Widespread and locally common.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sensitive to <strong>loss of traditional nesting habitats<\/strong> (old wood, sandy banks).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benefited by <strong>wildflower gardens<\/strong>, <strong>bee hotels<\/strong>, and <strong>natural deadwood structures<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Identification Notes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Feature<\/th><th>Description<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Color<\/strong><\/td><td>Blue-green head\/thorax, ruby-red abdomen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Length<\/strong><\/td><td>6\u201313 mm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Flight time<\/strong><\/td><td>May\u2013August<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Hosts<\/strong><\/td><td>Solitary bees and wasps<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Behavior<\/strong><\/td><td>Rolls into ball when threatened<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Habitat<\/strong><\/td><td>Sunny wood, sand, or stone with host nests<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Interesting Facts<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>iridescence<\/strong> comes from <strong>light interference in micro-layers of the cuticle<\/strong>, not from pigment \u2014 similar to how peacock feathers or butterfly wings shimmer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They are part of the <strong>Chrysididae<\/strong>, one of the most beautiful yet parasitic wasp families.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The genus name <em>Chrysis<\/em> comes from Greek <strong>\u03c7\u03c1\u03c5\u03c3\u03cc\u03c2 (chrysos)<\/strong>, meaning \u201cgold\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Despite their metallic armor and wasp-like look, they are <strong>completely harmless to humans<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In Europe<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Common across <strong>southern and central Europe<\/strong> (e.g., Greece, Italy, France).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In <strong>northern Europe<\/strong> (Estonia, Finland, Scandinavia), found in <strong>dry sunny slopes, dunes, and deadwood habitats<\/strong> during <strong>June\u2013August<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Especially abundant in <strong>nature reserves and wild gardens<\/strong> with solitary bees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Would you like me to include a <strong>visual range and habitat map of the Ruby-tailed Wasp (<em>Chrysis ignita<\/em>) across Europe<\/strong>, or a <strong>comparison chart<\/strong> with similar metallic cuckoo wasps (<em>Hedychrum<\/em>, <em>Chrysura<\/em>, etc.)?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style id=\"bwg-style-0\">    #bwg_container1_0 #bwg_container2_0 .bwg-container-0.bwg-standard-thumbnails {      width: 1254px;              justify-content: center;        margin:0 auto !important;              background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00);        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      data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"334.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/ruby-tailed-wasp-6337679_1280.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/ruby-tailed-wasp-6337679_1280.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   alt=\"Cuckoo wasp (Chrysis fulgida)\"                   title=\"Cuckoo wasp (Chrysis fulgida)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"1396\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"1396\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/ruby-tailed-wasp-6873794_1280.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/ruby-tailed-wasp-6873794_1280.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   alt=\"Cuckoo wasp (Chrysis fulgida)\"                   title=\"Cuckoo wasp (Chrysis fulgida)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"1397\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"1397\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/ichneumon-wasp-4819576_1280.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/ichneumon-wasp-4819576_1280.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   alt=\"Common hover fly (Diplazon laetatorius)\"                   title=\"Common hover fly (Diplazon laetatorius)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"1398\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"1398\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/ichneumon-wasp-4819578_1280.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/ichneumon-wasp-4819578_1280.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   alt=\"Common hover fly (Diplazon laetatorius)\"                   title=\"Common hover fly (Diplazon laetatorius)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"1399\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"1399\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/ichneumon-wasp-4819574_1280.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/ichneumon-wasp-4819574_1280.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   alt=\"Common hover fly (Diplazon laetatorius)\"                   title=\"Common hover fly (Diplazon laetatorius)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"1400\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"1400\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"345.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/5890.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/5890.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   alt=\"Cuckoo wasp (Chrysis fulgida)\"                   title=\"Cuckoo wasp (Chrysis fulgida)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"1401\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"1401\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/wasp-8284508_1280.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/wasp-8284508_1280.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   alt=\"Figwort Sawfly (Tenthredo scrophulariae)\"                   title=\"Figwort Sawfly (Tenthredo scrophulariae)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"1402\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"1402\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/wasp-8036333_1280.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/wasp-8036333_1280.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   alt=\"Figwort Sawfly (Tenthredo scrophulariae)\"                   title=\"Figwort Sawfly (Tenthredo scrophulariae)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"1403\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"1403\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/wasp-8024973_1280.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/wasp-8024973_1280.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   alt=\"Figwort Sawfly (Tenthredo scrophularie)\"                   title=\"Figwort Sawfly (Tenthredo scrophularie)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"1404\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"1404\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"315.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/wasp-4873756_1280.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/wasp-4873756_1280.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   alt=\"European paper wasp (Polistes dominula)\"                   title=\"European paper wasp (Polistes dominula)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"1405\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"1405\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"387.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/wasp-4819620_1280.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/wasp-4819620_1280.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   alt=\"Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)\"                   title=\"Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"1406\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"1406\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/cuckoo-wasp-5421810_1280.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/cuckoo-wasp-5421810_1280.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   alt=\"Cuckoo wasp (Chrysis fulgida)\"                   title=\"Cuckoo wasp (Chrysis fulgida)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"1407\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"1407\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/cuckoo-wasp-5497273_1280.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/cuckoo-wasp-5497273_1280.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   alt=\"Cuckoo wasp (Chrysis fulgida)\"                   title=\"Cuckoo wasp (Chrysis fulgida)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"1408\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"1408\"                   data-width=\"471.00\"                   data-height=\"500.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/ruby-tailed-wasp-6393177_1280.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/ruby-tailed-wasp-6393177_1280.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   alt=\"Cuckoo wasp (Chrysis fulgida)\"                   title=\"Cuckoo wasp (Chrysis fulgida)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"1409\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"1409\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"265.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/blue-4811207_1920.webp?bwg=1727701326\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/blue-4811207_1920.webp?bwg=1727701326\"                   alt=\"Cockroach egg parasitoid wasp (Evania appendigaster)\"                   title=\"Cockroach egg parasitoid wasp (Evania appendigaster)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"1410\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"1410\"                   data-width=\"380.00\"                   data-height=\"500.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/thailand-4800933_1920.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/thailand-4800933_1920.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   alt=\"H\u00fcbner&#039;s wasp moth (Euchromia h\u00fcbneri)\"                   title=\"H\u00fcbner&#039;s wasp moth (Euchromia h\u00fcbneri)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"1411\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"1411\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/5667.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/5667.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   alt=\"Cuckoo wasp (Chrysis fulgida)\"                   title=\"Cuckoo wasp (Chrysis fulgida)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"1412\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"1412\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"346.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/IMG_6371_a.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/IMG_6371_a.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   alt=\"Cuckoo wasp (Chrysis fulgida)\"                   title=\"Cuckoo wasp (Chrysis fulgida)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"1413\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"1413\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"334.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/insect-7760605_1920.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/insect-7760605_1920.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   alt=\"Ruby-tailed wasp\"                   title=\"Ruby-tailed wasp\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"1414\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"1414\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"302.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/cuckoo-wasp-4808795_1920.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/cuckoo-wasp-4808795_1920.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   alt=\"Cuckoo-wasp (Chrysis angolensis)\"                   title=\"Cuckoo-wasp (Chrysis angolensis)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"1415\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"1415\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/cuckoo-wasp-5507091_1920.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/cuckoo-wasp-5507091_1920.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   alt=\"Cuckoo wasp (Chrysis fulgida)\"                   title=\"Cuckoo wasp (Chrysis fulgida)\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"1416\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"1416\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"333.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/5323.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/5323.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   alt=\"Wasp\"                   title=\"Wasp\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"1417\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"1417\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"328.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/4659-1.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/4659-1.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   alt=\"Cuckoo wasp\"                   title=\"Cuckoo wasp\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"1418\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"1418\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"334.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/4462.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/4462.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   alt=\"Cuckoo wasp\"                   title=\"Cuckoo wasp\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  data-image-id=\"1419\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">                <div class=\"bwg-item0 \">          <div class=\"bwg-item1 \">            <div class=\"bwg-item2\">              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy bwg_standart_thumb_img_0 \"                   data-id=\"1419\"                   data-width=\"500.00\"                   data-height=\"334.00\"                   data-src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/4456.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   src=\"https:\/\/karits.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-gallery\/imported_from_media_libray\/thumb\/4456.jpg?bwg=1727701326\"                   alt=\"Ruby-tailed wasp\"                   title=\"Ruby-tailed wasp\" \/>            <\/div>            <div class=\"\">                                                      <\/div>          <\/div>        <\/div>                        <\/a>              <\/div>            <div class=\"bwg-item\">        <a class=\"bwg-a  bwg_lightbox\"  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