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Gasteruption floridanum
Carrot Wasp
Gasteruption floridanum is a species of carrot wasp in the family Gasteruptiidae, found in Florida and the eastern United States. Like other members of its genus, it possesses the family's characteristic slender body, pronounced neck between head and thorax, and enlarged hind tibiae. The species is a parasitoid of solitary bees and wasps that nest in twigs or wood borings. Females use their long ovipositors to reach host larvae deep in tunnels, where they deposit eggs that develop into larvae feeding on the host's stored provisions.