Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Family:Braconidae
Genus:Kollasmosoma
Species:K. sentum n
new species of parasitic wasp cruises at just one centimeter above the ground in search of its target. When its host is located this teensy wasp attacks from the air like a tiny dive bomber and deposits an egg in the unsuspecting ant. The sorties last on average a scant 0.052 seconds but are deadly, transforming ants into rations for larvae of the wasps. When ants are aware of the air raid they may wave away the wasps with their legs or turn with mandibles open to face the assailant.
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Family:Braconidae
Genus:Kollasmosoma
Species:K. sentum n
new species of parasitic wasp cruises at just one centimeter above the ground in search of its target. When its host is located this teensy wasp attacks from the air like a tiny dive bomber and deposits an egg in the unsuspecting ant. The sorties last on average a scant 0.052 seconds but are deadly, transforming ants into rations for larvae of the wasps. When ants are aware of the air raid they may wave away the wasps with their legs or turn with mandibles open to face the assailant.
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Malacostraca
- Order: Decapoda
- Family: Galatheidae
- Scientific name: Galathea intermedia
- The body length including tail does not exceed 18 mm. The legs are semitransparent. The front pair is relatively long. The body is salmon-red or orange with a beige band running along the back. The rostrum is narrow with four small spines on each side.