| Latin Name | Observation date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Prionyx parkeri | December 26 2024 | Buket Alue Puteh, Aceh, Indonesia |
Prionyx parkeri is a species of wasp that attracts the attention of many people, especially entomologists and nature lovers because of its unique lifestyle and way of survival. This wasp comes from the Sphecidae family and is known for its solitary nature and behavior in hunting insects, however, Another thing that makes Prionyx parkeri different is the way they interact with their ecosystem, especially in hunting and breeding.
as a predator, Prionyx parkeri has a very distinctive hunting technique, adult male Prionyx parkeri hunt large insects such as leaf grasshoppers or crickets and the results of their hunt will be used as food for the growth of their larvae, this hunting process is actually very impressive because Prionyx parkeri not only limited to catching the prey but also ensuring the prey is in a state but almost unable to fight them, after the prey is caught, then Prionyx parkeri injects eggs into the prey's body slowly.
This behavior shows a complex relationship between Prionyx parkeri and the environment they are in, as I have said these wasps choose large prey to ensure an adequate food supply for their larvae in their growth phase, on the other hand their way of hunting also plays an important role in controlling other insect populations in the ecosystem where they live, so the actions of Prionyx parkeri can be considered as a balancing act in the ecosystem's food chain.
| Camera used | smartphone |
|---|---|
| Lens | - |
| Photography | Prionyx parkeri |
| Location | Buket Alue Puteh |
| Photographer | @lightofhope |
| Link to original | community |
|---|---|
| Link | https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/256615717 |
| Latitude Longitude | Map | |
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| =5.080479 | =97.46383 | https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.0804793232&mlon=97.4638302997 |
