Discover wasps and their creepy behaviours

The ultimate insect nightmares, these razor-sharp predators combine intricate social intelligence with some of the most hauntingly macabre survival strategies on the planet.

Macabre hide and seek: The nightmare drills of Lissonota wasps

Ichneumon wasps (Ichneumonidae)

Macabre hide and seek: The nightmare drills of Lissonota wasps

Ichneumon wasps (Ichneumonidae)

Mistaken identity: Discovering a rare spider-hunter on the Swedish trail

Ichneumon wasps (Ichneumonidae)

Mistaken identity: Discovering a rare spider-hunter on the Swedish trail

Ichneumon wasps (Ichneumonidae)

Chasing the twitching hunter: Photographing Aritranis director on the Baltic coast

Ichneumon wasps (Ichneumonidae)

Chasing the twitching hunter: Photographing Aritranis director on the Baltic coast

Ichneumon wasps (Ichneumonidae)

An army of females: The parasitic empire of Diplazon laetatorius

Ichneumon wasps (Ichneumonidae)

An army of females: The parasitic empire of Diplazon laetatorius

Ichneumon wasps (Ichneumonidae)

The sleeping queens: The massive cave gatherings of the four-spotted ichneumons

Ichneumon wasps (Ichneumonidae)

The sleeping queens: The massive cave gatherings of the four-spotted ichneumons

Ichneumon wasps (Ichneumonidae)

Yellow-banded ichneumon wasp encountered in Okinawa, Japan

Ichneumon wasps (Ichneumonidae)

Yellow-banded ichneumon wasp encountered in Okinawa, Japan

Ichneumon wasps (Ichneumonidae)

A large paper wasp spotted in Okinawa, Japan

Vespid wasps (Vespidae)

A large paper wasp spotted in Okinawa, Japan

Vespid wasps (Vespidae)

A tiny braconid wasp mimicking an ant in the city park of Puyo, Ecuador

Braconid wasps (Braconidae)

A tiny braconid wasp mimicking an ant in the city park of Puyo, Ecuador

Braconid wasps (Braconidae)

A cute digger wasp from the protected rainforest on the ecuadorian coast

Thread-waisted wasps (Sphecidae)

A cute digger wasp from the protected rainforest on the ecuadorian coast

Thread-waisted wasps (Sphecidae)

A parasitic braconid wasp living in the ecuadorian highland

Braconid wasps (Braconidae)

A parasitic braconid wasp living in the ecuadorian highland

Braconid wasps (Braconidae)

A tiny amber-colored parasitic wasp dancing on the vegetation

Ichneumon wasps (Ichneumonidae)

A tiny amber-colored parasitic wasp dancing on the vegetation

Ichneumon wasps (Ichneumonidae)

An awesome emerald cockroach wasp seen in the Mindo valley of Ecuador

Cockroach wasps (Ampulicidae)

An awesome emerald cockroach wasp seen in the Mindo valley of Ecuador

Cockroach wasps (Ampulicidae)
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