Parasitoid wasp (Neoneurus vesculus) ovipositing in ants (Formica cunicularia)

Females of the parasitoid wasp Neoneurus vesculus ovipositing in workers of the ant Formica cunicularia. Recorded in slow motion video, at a rate of 300 frames per second. Madrid, August and September, 2010. Source: Cees van Achterberg, José María Durán (2011) Oviposition behaviour of four ant parasitoids (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Euphorinae, Neoneurini and Ichneumonidae, Hybrizontinae), with the description of three new European species. ZooKeys 125 : 59-106, freely available online at .