ichneumons in English

noun
1
a slender parasitic wasp with long antennae that deposits its eggs in, on, or near the larvae of other insects.
For him, the fiend that shook his faith was the ichneumon wasp , which lays its eggs inside the larvae of the horntail wasp.

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1. Ichneumonoidea (Braconids And Ichneumons) is a superfamily of Hymenoptera

2. There are 42204 species of Braconids And Ichneumons, in 2588 genera and 4 families

3. The more important Ichneumonoid wasps are species in one of two families, Braconidae (Braconids) and Ichneumonidae (Ichneumons) wasps

4. Braconids resemble ichneumons, but are usually smaller in size and darker in color, although some species have striking coloration

5. You'll often see ichneumons and Braconids hunting amidst low foliage; the females hunt for males and then hosts, the males hunt for mates and then they are finished

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