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• Sclerodermus carolinensis

  Sclerodermus carolinensis is a small parasitoid wasp in the family Bethylidae, native to the southeastern United States. Adults are typically 1.5–6 mm in length and often wingless, making them easily mistaken for ants. The species parasitizes wood-boring beetles and occasionally co-infests homes where such beetles are present. Females are long-lived (up to seven months) and greatly outnumber males, which are short-lived (about one week).

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