I simply love these things. Just found out about them accidentally ( but I'm glad I did ) while researching Ropalidia wasps which came up in discussion on VL.
I found some rather substantial info on them which ironically was exactly what I was looking for because Wikipedia wasn't much of a help.
It's rather long and I haven't gotten a chance to read the whole thing but I will eventually.....
.....just not now as I have a headache and am tired and need to get to bed. XD
Abispa ephippium goes by alot of names and it's not a hornet but a member of Vespidae: Eumeninae or "Potter Wasps". You'll see when you read it. It is long I tell you but interesting indeed. Makes me happy! =)
So without further ado and delay due to my rambling here: Clicky! There are other species of Abispa mentioned in the article that I'm going to look up along with a parasitic wasps that preys on the poor pretty things.
I'll get back to you on those. And when I have more time ( like tomorrow ) I'll read it properly and tell you what I thought of it.
It's basically a recording of an observation on the species behavior. Very interesting.
Enjoy!
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so where did you find this imfo. i,ve been researching these creatures for days now and i can't find much on them. the reason is that these creatures are not suposed to live in southern vistoria yet i have one nesting in my front yad and she 's about 3 inches long. any imfo would be appreciated
Maybe it's a stray?
I don't know too much on these other then that they exist. XD The link that had all the info is now broken. T_T I will look for some more stuff for you.
Can you take a picture? It could also be something that looks like it.
Also try asking about them here:
www.venomlist.com/forums/
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