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Gasteruption jaculator

Some species are easily identifyable, such as the weird Gasteruption jaculator. With most insects the tail is attached to the thorax at the bottom. With this species it is fixed to the top and then worn in an upright position. And if that isn't bizarre enough the ovipositor sticks out in a straight line and is white-dotted. Gasteruption jaculator is small, but because of all the protuberances it looks like something much bigger! It belongs to a family called Gasteruptionidae. The behavior is that of any other Parasitic Wasp.