a female parasitic ichneumonid wasp lays its eggs by pushing her sting into a caterpillar

ichneumonidae ichneumonid caterpillar hymenoptera arthropoda background entomology parasitic arthropod ichneumon xoridinae parasite wildlife pushing closeup antenna biology blossom ecology natural outdoor xorides female hidden brazil animal bright detail floral garden insect nature season sting plant fauna macro close flora green wasps wasp lays eggs stem leaf wild dry bug fly