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What (who) is cuckoo wasp - definition
FAMILY OF INSECTS
Chrysididae; Gold wasp; Cuckoo Wasp; Emerald wasp
![''[[Pseudospinolia neglecta]]''](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pseudochrysis neglecta f.png?width=200 "''[[Pseudospinolia neglecta]]''")
cuckoo wasp
¦ noun a ruby-tail or other wasp which lays its eggs in the nest of a bee or other wasp.
Wasp
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![1880}}, one of nine [[Royal Navy]] warships to bear the name](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/HMS Wasp (1880).jpg?width=200 "1880}}, one of nine [[Royal Navy]] warships to bear the name")
![provision]] a nest](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/IndianSpiderWasp.JPG?width=200 "provision]] a nest")
![''[[Polistes]]'' sp., India](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Indian yellow wasp.jpg?width=200 "''[[Polistes]]'' sp., India")
![Male ''[[Electrostephanus petiolatus]]'' fossil from the [[Middle Eocene]], preserved in [[Baltic amber]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Neotype male of Electrostephanus petiolatus Brues in Baltic amber (AMNH B-JWJ-260).png?width=200 "Male ''[[Electrostephanus petiolatus]]'' fossil from the [[Middle Eocene]], preserved in [[Baltic amber]]")
![[[Wasp waist]], c. 1900, demonstrated by [[Polaire]], a French actress famous for this [[silhouette]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Polaire, French actress 5.jpg?width=200 "[[Wasp waist]], c. 1900, demonstrated by [[Polaire]], a French actress famous for this [[silhouette]]")
![[[Potter wasp]] building mud nest, France. The latest ring of mud is still wet.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Potter Wasp building mud nest near completion.JPG?width=200 "[[Potter wasp]] building mud nest, France. The latest ring of mud is still wet.")
![European hornet, ''[[Vespa crabro]]''](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vespa crabro09(js), Lodz(Poland).jpg?width=200 "European hornet, ''[[Vespa crabro]]''")
![Bembix oculata]]'' ([[Crabronidae]]) feeding on a fly after paralysing it with its sting](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wasp August 2007-23.jpg?width=200 "Bembix oculata]]'' ([[Crabronidae]]) feeding on a fly after paralysing it with its sting")
![Wasps are [[paraphyletic]], consisting of the [[clade]] [[Apocrita]] without [[ant]]s and [[bee]]s, which are not usually considered to be wasps. The [[Hymenoptera]] also contain the somewhat wasplike [[Symphyta]], the sawflies. The familiar [[common wasp]]s and [[yellowjacket]]s belong to one family, the [[Vespidae]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wasps are Paraphyletic.svg?width=200 "Wasps are [[paraphyletic]], consisting of the [[clade]] [[Apocrita]] without [[ant]]s and [[bee]]s, which are not usually considered to be wasps. The [[Hymenoptera]] also contain the somewhat wasplike [[Symphyta]], the sawflies. The familiar [[common wasp]]s and [[yellowjacket]]s belong to one family, the [[Vespidae]].")
![''[[Megarhyssa macrurus]]'', a parasitoid. The body of a female is 50mm long, with a c. 100mm ovipositor](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ichneumon_wasp_(Megarhyssa_macrurus_lunato)_(7686081848).jpg?width=200 "''[[Megarhyssa macrurus]]'', a parasitoid. The body of a female is 50mm long, with a c. 100mm ovipositor")
![[[Tarantula hawk]] wasp dragging the [[tarantula]] ''[[Megaphobema mesomelas]]'' to her burrow; it has the most painful sting of any wasp.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wasp with Orange-kneed tarantula.JPG?width=200 "[[Tarantula hawk]] wasp dragging the [[tarantula]] ''[[Megaphobema mesomelas]]'' to her burrow; it has the most painful sting of any wasp.")
![mutualistic]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/CSIRO ScienceImage 11188 Fig wasp.jpg?width=200 "mutualistic]].")
![Latina rugosa]]'' planidia (arrows, magnified) attached to an ant larva; the [[Eucharitidae]] are among the few parasitoids able to overcome the strong defences of ants.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Latina rugosa planidia.png?width=200 "Latina rugosa]]'' planidia (arrows, magnified) attached to an ant larva; the [[Eucharitidae]] are among the few parasitoids able to overcome the strong defences of ants.")
![The [[Chrysididae]], such as this ''[[Hedychrum rutilans]]'', are known as cuckoo or jewel wasps for their parasitic behaviour and metallic [[iridescence]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Goudwesp.jpg?width=200 "The [[Chrysididae]], such as this ''[[Hedychrum rutilans]]'', are known as cuckoo or jewel wasps for their parasitic behaviour and metallic [[iridescence]].")
![provisioning]] her nest with a honeybee](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bee wolf.jpg?width=200 "provisioning]] her nest with a honeybee")
![Batesian mimic]] of wasps.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Clytus arietis (Linné, 1758) (3989861203).jpg?width=200 "Batesian mimic]] of wasps.")
![Bee-eaters such as ''[[Merops apiaster]]'' specialise in feeding on bees and wasps.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pair of Merops apiaster feeding detail.jpg?width=200 "Bee-eaters such as ''[[Merops apiaster]]'' specialise in feeding on bees and wasps.")
![insect pest]] of tomato and other horticultural crops.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Encarsia formosa, an endoparasitic wasp, is used for whitefly control.jpg?width=200 "insect pest]] of tomato and other horticultural crops.")
MEMBERS OF THE ORDER HYMENOPTERA WHICH ARE NOT ANTS NOR BEES (COMPARE Q1065202, Q1076176)
Wasps; Wasp venoms; Vespine; Wasp facts; Ground wasps; Social wasp; Pollinator wasp; Dendrocerus scutellaris
·noun Any one of numerous species of stinging hymenopterous insects, ·esp. any of the numerous species of the genus Vespa, which includes the true, or social, wasps, some of which are called yellow jackets.
WASP
MEMBERS OF THE ORDER HYMENOPTERA WHICH ARE NOT ANTS NOR BEES (COMPARE Q1065202, Q1076176)
Wasps; Wasp venoms; Vespine; Wasp facts; Ground wasps; Social wasp; Pollinator wasp; Dendrocerus scutellaris
(WASPs)
WASP is used to refer to the people in American society whose ancestors came from northern Europe, especially England, and who are considered to have a lot of power and influence. WASP is an abbreviation for 'White Anglo-Saxon Protestant'. (AM)
...a WASP with a Yale degree.
N-COUNT: also N n [disapproval]
Wikipedia
Cuckoo wasp
Commonly known as cuckoo wasps or emerald wasps, the hymenopteran family Chrysididae is a very large cosmopolitan group (over 3000 described species) of parasitoid or kleptoparasitic wasps, often highly sculptured, with brilliant metallic colors created by structural coloration. They are most diverse in desert regions of the world, as they are typically associated with solitary bee and wasp species, which are also most diverse in such areas. Their brood parasitic lifestyle has led to the evolution of fascinating adaptations, including chemical mimicry of host odors by some species.
