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Aphid Parasitized by a Braconid Wasp
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Title
Aphid Parasitized by a Braconid Wasp

Description
This aphid is dead, its body swollen from having been parasitized by a Braconid Wasp. The wasp apparently has not yet emerged from the aphid's body.

Location and Date
Bluff Spring Fen Nature Preserve
Elgin, Illinois, USA
6/16/12 (Note: pre-2000 dates are approximate)

Credit
Mark Swanson/Swanson Media

Camera/Source
Nikon D300 DSLR

Lens
AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D

Model/property releases available?
Not applicable/Not applicable

Keywords
Braconid Wasps (Braconidae), Hymenoptera, Class Insecta (Insects), Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods), Kingdom Animalia (Animals), Aphids (Aphididae), True Bugs and Kin (Hemiptera)

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