CIRCLE WITH A DOT

@ubi @futurebird I just threw one in the trash as it was smashed. I seen not to have a single observation on iNat. Very odd. I see them regularly

@ubi @futurebird in Sri Lanka, they are just black. Unfortunate

@futurebird also, read never home alone. It's a great book and eye opening. The nature inside your own domicile is vast and abundant!

@futurebird I love one of it's common names too. The ensign wasp. It's like a flag girl. Their search flights and mannerisms are very interesting and unique too. Jet black, dazzling blue eyes... Such an important and beautiful creature.

@futurebird I was actually trying to find info on this the other day. The only tool I had at hand was Google so I came up empty. These walls are huge for egg parasitoids too so do they eat most of all the eggs?

Being in a country that doesn't care about copyright, I have a hard time not just stealing papers so I can read about these things.

@futurebird @datarama this could be a fascinating lecture or even full semester seminar. God may have had an inordinate fondness for beetles, but for every species, he gave it its own parasitic wasp to keep it in check. I would say god hated beetles.... And all other arthropods for that matter.

@futurebird you will see it everywhere now. It's a bit of a curse... You can't unsee it.