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galling.bsky.social
Gall of the week is from Ontario. Unusually it is caused by a chalcid wasp, Hemadis nubillipennis, on blueberries, Vaccinium spp.
Photo by Peter Shirley.
October 22, 2026 at 7:48 AM
yagsotol.bsky.social
Encyrtid wasp, leptocentrus horned tree hopper + evil stalker . My ringlight died right at the start and I was too lazy to charge it plus the lens is now seemingly stuck inside it so I might have to replace those but there is better stuff available now atleast
Some kind of encyrtid chalcid wasp that I cannot even begin to guess the species of . It was fun digging through the work of other hobbyists to narrow this one down Some kind of leptocentrus treehopper . They all look very similar but I did learn about a species literally just called L. Pakistanensis here though I doubt it is the one pictured Phintella vittata that was watching me while trying to get other photos Phintella vittata side profile . I couldnt get very close but just wanted to highlight their little stripes as always . I think spiders are portrayed as hairy most of the time but these wildly colored ones always have structures on their bodies closer to what I would call plumage
October 20, 2026 at 11:08 AM
melissamactn.bsky.social
I love a little green bee, but I get *really* giddy when one turns out not to be a bee at all but a chalcid wasp! This one is from a tribe that parasitizes gall-forming insects and/or eats the tissues of the galls themselves. #BugSky
A metallic teal-green wasp with big chocolate-colored eyes, thick black antennae, and a short, thin ovipositor raises its back legs while grooming on a leaf
October 11, 2026 at 7:37 PM
lightchaser97.bsky.social
Checking the Ivy Bee photos when I found this very tiny - sub 3mm interloper. Assume it to be one of the Chalcid Wasps - no idea which one, if correct.

#insects
September 22, 2026 at 9:24 PM
apsciencebylyn.bsky.social
Ms Leg Day Bae (Leucospis sp. chalcid wasp), getting snacks ❤️
Chonky hunchbacked black and orange wasp, tongue out at the prospect of the tiny white flower in front of her. She has the characteristic thick 3rd leg pair
September 22, 2026 at 1:48 AM
davidwesleyblack.bsky.social
micro wasp enjoying the last flowers. likely chalcid, dunno which.
September 21, 2026 at 12:59 AM
wa-puro.bsky.social
Essa daqui é um absurdo. Dependendo do ângulo, parece que as partes estão desconexas

www.inaturalist.org/taxa/518860-...
Genus Obeza
Obeza is a genus of chalcid wasps in the family Eucharitidae. There are about eight described species in Obeza. (Source: Wikipedia, '', https://wikipedia.org/wiki/, CC BY-SA 3.0 . Photo: (c) Judy Gall...
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September 11, 2026 at 2:10 PM
mossworm.bsky.social
Chalcid wasp, probably genus Conura
September 8, 2026 at 11:04 PM
mossworm.bsky.social
the yard is absolutely full of these little freaks with the thin waist thick thighs. I don't necessarily think they're rare, but I've never seen more than one at once before
Yellow and black chalcid wasp with huge hind femorae peering at the viewer Another chalcid wasp stretching out one of its freaky legs, which looks sort of like a metal nutcracker
September 8, 2026 at 10:59 PM
earthdotcom.bsky.social
Five tiny wasps discovered in Cyprus exist nowhere else on Earth #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth
Five tiny wasps discovered in Cyprus exist nowhere else on Earth
Five wasp species new to science just doubled the number of chalcid wasps known to live only on the island of Cyprus.
www.earth.com
August 28, 2026 at 7:05 PM
gruntleme.bsky.social
I've seen several of these tiny wasps, most likely Pteromalus venustus (Chalcid wasps, nest parasites of alfala leafcutter bees) around my bee house. Not sure if they emerged from last year's cocoons, or were just in the neighborhood. I don't want them to parasitize my bees but they're so pretty!
Microscope view of a TINY black iridescent wasp with a very tapered abdomen that ends in a pointy ovipositor.
August 28, 2026 at 2:50 PM
sciencex.bsky.social
Five new parasitoid wasp species from Cyprus have raised the island’s known endemic chalcid wasps from three to eight. Additional collected specimens may represent more undescribed species. doi.org/hcf4k5
Five new wasp species discovered in Cyprus, including one named after Aphrodite
Scientists have described five new species of parasitoid wasps from Cyprus, more than doubling the number of chalcid wasps known to be found nowhere else on the island.
phys.org
August 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM
byteseu.bsky.social
Five new Cyprus wasp species discovered, including one named after

https://www.byteseu.com/2286149/

Scientists have identified five species of parasitoid wasp previously unknown to science in Cyprus, more than doubling the number of chalcid wasps known to occur exclusively on the island. The …
Five new Cyprus wasp species discovered, including one named after - Bytes Europe
Scientists have identified five species of parasitoid wasp previously unknown to science in Cyprus, more than doubling the number of chalcid wasps known to
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August 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM
kgusler.bsky.social
Five new wasp species discovered in Cyprus, including one named after Aphrodite
Scientists have described five new species of parasitoid wasp from Cyprus, more than doubling the number of chalcid wasps known to be found nowhere else on the island. The wasps, all belonging to the ...
www.eurekalert.org
August 18, 2026 at 11:49 AM
juliansidney.bsky.social
I have become a obsessed with the insects which visit the knapweed in our garden. 1st the Knapweed ghost Acanthiophilus helianthi, 1m 3f. Then Pteromalidae, today, and after hrs of research I believe this to be female Eurytoma robusta. A species of parasitoid chalcid wasp in the family Eurytomidae.
August 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
lurkymclurkface.bsky.social
This lurid little thing (seen while enjoying a doughnut at Tynemouth Priory) is apparently a chalcid wasp, possibly Aphytis. Apparently specimens don't preserve well, so they're relatively poorly-known, but it seems this genus, assuming Aphytis is correct, parisitises scale bugs.
Top-down close-up view of very small bright yellow insect on a stone wall.
October 19, 2024 at 10:13 AM
rasmusmalver.dk
Var ikke sikker på om det var AI. Kan ikke finde originalfotoet, men der er lidt om det. Det er dog overdrevet med kontrast og lys. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalcid...
February 28, 2026 at 4:28 PM
that1timeidied.bsky.social
gonna draw more bugs now. Tonight is locust, mantis, monarch caterpillar, comet moth, and apple seed chalcid
#sketch #myart #bugs #insects
April 5, 2026 at 4:13 AM
careylodge.bsky.social
Have you seen this paper? Characterisation of some species groups of Brachymeria (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae), with a review of the B. tibialis-group........
Duval,G and Shaw,M. August 2022, Zootaxa. This male from Surrey id'd to recently described Brachymeria zygaenae
Recently described male Brachymeria zygaenae from Surrey. A black and yellow 4mm Chalcid wasp.
December 4, 2024 at 5:55 PM
forthespiders.bsky.social
A chalcid wasp (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from Palos Fen Nature Preserve, a wetland in Palos Hills, IL just outside of Chicago. #InverteFest
Lateral view of a green and yellow chalcid wasp from a fen near Palos Hills, Chicago.
April 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
endora-laduce.bsky.social
She looks like a monarch struggling to free itself from it's chrysalis. "FLY FREE YOU WRETCHED CUNT! FLY FREE, AND TAKE YOUR LYIN' DECEIVING ASS TO CORPORATE WHERE YOU CAN LIVE OUT YOUR LIFE IN YOUR ETHICS FREE DREAMWORLD!
I 🙏🏻 there is a chalcid wasp in your future! LOVE love!
December 19, 2024 at 12:01 AM
americanbeetles.bsky.social
FWIW long-term climate data from gov't-run weather stations was absolutely essential to supporting farmers when I worked in Australia. Wet winter suppresses populations of lucerne seed wasp/alfalfa seed chalcid. Can't even identify those patterns without climate data.
February 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
fieldmarks.bsky.social
#Wasps, seed dispersal, bird poop, introduced species...all in one paper!
#invertebrates #hymenoptera #frugivory #IntroducedSpecies #ecology #entomology
scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol57/i...
Confirmation of Avian Dispersal of a Seed Chalcid Wasp in North America and a New Host Record for Megastigmus aculeatus (Hymenoptera: Megastigmidae)
Dispersal of chalcid wasp larvae inhabiting the seeds of angiosperms by wild birds in North America has never been verified. I describe adult Megastigmus aculeatus Swederus that successfully emerged f...
scholar.valpo.edu
November 30, 2024 at 5:55 PM
caryocatactes.bsky.social
Found this little beauty today. A tiny wasp and with the help of of TE from tickspics www.tickspics-macro.com it seems it's Haltichella rufipes. A chalcid wasp. @norfolknats.bsky.social
July 20, 2026 at 6:48 PM
caryocatactes.bsky.social
A Hanworth Quartet. Yellow-legged Black (Chrysogaster leachii), A rather elegant Little Snipe Fly ♀︎ (Chrysophilus asiliformis), A Chalcid wasp Sp? (Torymus Sp) and a Brown-footed Leafcutter bee. ? (Megachile versicolor) @norfolknats.bsky.social
July 4, 2026 at 6:09 AM