Meaning of cockroach wasp | Babel Free

Definitions

Any wasp of the family Ampulicidae, small sphecoid wasps that prey on cockroaches to lay their eggs on them.

Examples

“The emerald cockroach wasp, Ampulex compressa, uses a cockroach as a host by essentially taking over its mind.”

“Equally fascinating was a video shot by Norman Hoyle, the school's Deputy Head, which showed a cockroach having been stung by a cockroach wasp (Ampulex Compressa) - though I seem to recall that the locals had a different name for it.”

“Mainly found in the tropics, cockroach wasps have a metallic green body and measure up to 33 mm long.[…]When a prey is located, the female cockroach wasp stings the prey to paralyse it.”

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