Ovipositors... A Closer LookAccording to BiologyDictionary.net, ovipositors are appendages composed of hardened sclerites of the exoskeleton that are used for...
Reproductive AdaptationsIt isn't as easy as you would think to find and parasitize a host and Ichneumons know this first hand. Host's have adapted many defensive...
Life CycleLife for the Ichneumonid begins as an egg when females locate a host and oviposit her eggs in, on, or near it. The following photo...