Big black wasp takes a live Thorn Tree-hopper (Umbonia crassicornis) larva as prey and flies off with it to use it as a host for it's young

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Location: Metropolitan Natural Park, Panama City, Panama
Photo credit: © Philip Marsh / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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