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More than 2100 species of the wild flora and fauna photographed in Zihuatanejo, Mexico and the surrounding area.
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Wasps of Zihuatanejo
ORDER HYMENOPTERA
Kapala Chalcidoid Wasps
Kapala (Genus)
Kapala is a genus of parasitic wasps in the family Eucharitidae, Eucharitids are specialized parasitoids of ants. The wasp larvae will attach to foraging ants and once back in the ant nest will then reattach to the ant larvae.

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