Filming this changed how I see WASPS!

Wasps are more amazing than I realized! Flight sequences were all captured by filming at 6,000fps. Bald-faced hornet – Dolichovespula maculata Braconid wasp – subfamily Braconinae Tobacco Hornworm Parasitoid - Cotesia congregata Sawfly – Macrophya sp. Wood Wasp - Xiphydria maculata Aulacid wasp – Aulacus sp. Ichneumonid wasp 1 – Acrotaphus wiltii Ichneumonid wasp 2 – Trogus sp. Wingless jumping parasitoid - Lelaps argenticoxa 00:00 - bald-faced hornet 00:32 - Braconid wasp 00:55 - tobacco Hornworm parasitoid 01:48 - sawfly 02:19 - wood wasp 02:39 - Aulacid wasp 03:16 - hamuli 03:39 - Ichneumonid wasps 04:33 - wingless jumping parasitoid Special thanks to Dr. Matt Bertone for use of his still images and assistance collecting and IDing these species! Check out his photography here: @N07/ Thanks also to Michelle Lotker for sharing that parasitized caterpillar, and BugGuide user Skitterbug for uploading those spider pictures with a CC:BY license. Music licensed from
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