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picked some cute microwasps out of a sample at work today. mostly eupelmids, plus a eulophid, an encyrtid, and one of those things that used to be a pteromalid but got split off into their own family in the 2022 Hell's Heart paper, cleomyid now I think

CalyxGoblin 🔞

@calyxgoblin.bsky.social

10 Sept

Pretty sure I've seen some sort of miniscule wasp species in my room for whatever reason. I think they come in through my AC despite the bug mesh I put on it and they like my LED nightstand lamp for some reason. Gnat sized and very rounded like these, and all black. Hard-bodied, not soft like flies.

ascalaphid

@ascalaphid.com

that could be a million different things but offhand sounds like samurai wasps, especially if you got a lot of stinkbugs in the neighborhood

10/9/26, 5:47 am0 reposts1 like

CalyxGoblin 🔞

@calyxgoblin.bsky.social

10 Sept

Oh I'm sure it's impossible to ID without real good close photos (I do have entomologist friends and know their woes with folks sending bad descriptions and blurry pics) but I'll need to see if I can get a good macro shot next time I see one. They don't specialize in these guys so I never tried.