Cuckoo Wasp – A Living Jewel

The Cuckoo wasp is an eye-catching creature that is easy to see. Its brilliant turquoise color is created when light refracts between the hollow layers of the exoskeleton. This adaptation makes the stealthy insect virtually invisible when it enters the dark burrows of its prey. The Cuckoo wasp is parasitic. It watches and waits to find ground bee and wasp … Read More