Wasp warrior

Wasp warrior has the official name Megalara garuda. The species was discovered relatively recently in Indonesia in the southeastern part of Sulawesi Island. Officially presented for public display, described in 2012 by American, German scientists. Osu warrior attributed to the subfamily Sand. Leads a single life, is a predator, acts as a representative the largest wasps on the ground.

Appearance Description

The insect got the name Garuda in honor of the mythical chimera - the symbol of Indonesia. The second is the wasp warrior, attached because of the lifestyle, aggressive behavior regarding the enemies.Also called Komodo monitor lizard.

On a note!

One of the few species of wasps when the male is larger than the female. The body size of the individual male comes up to 34 mm, female - 20. Externally, it has similarity with some species of large species - Dalara, Paraliris.

The awesome look adds a black color to the insect, large jaws. Abdomen, head bent down. Tenacious paws freely dig the earth. Long, narrow, transparent wings slightly smaller than the size of the body. The warrior wasps are distinguished from other representatives by powerful jaws that look like elephant's tusks, curved down. A picture of a warrior wasp is shown below.

Wasp warrior

Lifestyle

The behavior, habits, temper of a warrior wasp are at the stage of study, but the main points from the life of the insect are already known. Refers to a single wasp. Leads a primitive lifestyle. The whole mission is to mate, lay eggs. The female does not take part in feeding the larvae, but provides food completely for the entire developmental phase.

To lay eggs, the wasp warrior searches for large insects, their eggs. In search of larvae, it buries itself underground, searches for a potential victim, paralyzes it with poison.Pulls into the hole, prepared in advance for the future larva, lays an egg on the abdomen. A few days later the larva appears. Sticks into the body of the victim, begins to slowly eat as it grows.

The larva leaves the vital organs, the system finally, thanks to this selective feeding the victim remains alive and fresh longer. At the end of its development cycle, it leaves the victim or all that is left of it pupates. Imago comes out of the pupa. A separate mink is built for each egg, an individual sacrifice is sought.

Wasp megalara garuda

On a note!

Wasp warriors live apart, do not create a swarm, do not build tiered jacks, buried under the ground just for the laying of eggs. They live in the open air, lead quite carefree lifestyle. Insects do not communicate with each other with signals, sounds, do not need the support of other family members.

Behavior features

The insect is a predator, but the imago feeds mainly on nectar, plant sap, and ripe fruit. They catch prey to feed the larvae that need protein food. The wasp warrior calmly attacks beetles, spiders that are larger in size at times.

Paralyzes the victim poisonwhich lets in the body with the help of the sting. "Weapon" has the form of a large needle, pierces the skin, the chitinous cover of insects with particular ease, is also simply removed back. Often in a fight, a wasp warrior uses powerful jaws, and also uses them to hook caught prey and drag it to the right place.

Danger to humans

The main question that people asked after the new species introduced was the wasp warrior bites a person or not how dangerous its attack is. Insect does not differ aggressive temperament, prefers to stay away from people, does not pretend to his possession, sting uses in case of necessary protection.

On a note!

Warrior wasp’s bite is less painful than public paper kinsmen. It's all about the poison, which is not so toxic, but enough to paralyze the victim. Very rarely the strongest develops. allergic reaction, In most cases bite unobtrusive, does not cause much concern.

Wasp bite Megalara garuda

Externally, it looks like this:

• edema;
• redness;
• numbness;
• itching in the healing process.

It takes place on its own in a few days, but first aid is recommended.Wipe the affected area with alcohol tincture, medical alcohol, washed under running water.

Settling on the territory of man, the wasp warrior does not cause discomfort. She does not attack, does not build large nests, which can be accidentally stepped on or touched, does not call for help from her relatives. The insect is not an object for destruction, some people even like this neighborhood. Wasp warrior helps to fight with pests of garden, crops, facilitating the work of man, benefiting.

Despite the threatening appearance, large size, wasp warrior does not pose a danger to humans, but it can bite. The exceptions are people with an increased tendency to allergic reaction, genetic predisposition. It is saved by the fact that the garuda does not attack unnecessarily and even with aggression from the person prefers to fly away quickly rather than attack and bite.