Andrena nivalis, stylopid, U, Cocos Co., NH, back 2015-07-13-15.57.01 ZS PMax (cropped)

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AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. This would be very scary if you were personally involved. You, dear friend, are looking at the abdomen of a female Andrena nivalis. In that abdomen is a female stylopid which looks a bit like an odd head sticking out from underneath a tergite...she has been living in said A. nivalis for a long time...feeding on its innards...and, the stylopid has just given birth, (likely killing her in the process) to all her little babies. Nature: So cruel. Picture by Wayne Boo.
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