Animal Fact Files's video: Cuckoo Wasp Facts: the JEWEL WASP Animal Fact Files

The cuckoo wasp gets its name from the cuckoo bird who lays its eggs in the nests of other birds. These wasps perform this same behavior in the nests of other insects! Learn more cuckoo wasp facts on this episode of Animal Fact Files. We'll discuss the cuckoo wasp sting as well as their nesting behavior. Learn about where cuckoo wasps live as well as all their common names. Cuckoo wasps are also known as the jewel wasp due to their appearance, but they have other common names, too! Scientific Name: Family - Chrysididae Range: all inhabitated continents (so not Antartica) Size: rarely longer than 1cm in length Diet: larvae eat food provided to other insects or other insect larvae, adults eat nectar and honeydew Lifespan: less than a year ✨ Animal Fact Files Patreon Supporters get early access to videos, get their video requests moved to the top of our request list, and more! ✨ 👉 https://www.patreon.com/animalfactfiles You can learn more on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/animalfactfiles Facebook - https://facebook.com/animalfactfiles --- Cuckoo Wasp OTHER NAMES 0:00 Cuckoo Wasp APPEARANCE 0:16 Cuckoo Wasp LIKE CUCKOO BIRD 0:39 Cuckoo Wasp LIFE CYCLE 1:17 Cuckoo Wasp DIET 2:03 Cuckoo Wasp STING 2:19 Cuckoo Wasp BALL 2:33 Cuckoo Wasp RANGE / HABITAT 2:43 Thanks / Outro 3:00 --- Image and Video Credits: Kepler1299 - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20200chrysididae.jpg Pelnik - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chrysididae_-_Poland_02.JPG gailhampshire - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gails_pictures/31741654584 ; https://www.flickr.com/photos/gails_pictures/8448253854 Paulo Marcelo Adamek - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reserva_Particular_do_Patrim%C3%B4nio_Natural_Corredeiras_do_Rio_Itajai-Paulo_Marcelo_Adamek-137.jpg Hectonichus - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chrysididae_-_Chrysura_simplex_ampliata-002.JPG Frank Vassen - https://flickr.com/photos/42244964@N03/50113590016 ; https://flickr.com/photos/42244964@N03/50093426501 Charlie Jackson - https://flickr.com/photos/chaz_pics/35610676034 James Niland - https://flickr.com/photos/bareego/6525562097 Nature - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aowMz-feHY skua47 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvXkqhD_fhw Strange Animals - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C379n1KgFhM Avesgaspar - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chrysis_April_2008-1.jpg Lubo Ondrasko - https://vimeo.com/128514073 Aleksandra Więckowska - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chrysis_Ignita_-_Aleksandra_Wi%C4%99ckowska.jpg Research Credits: https://bugguide.net/node/view/6946 https://www.chrysis.net/chrysididae/overview-of-chrysididae/ http://www.faculty.ucr.edu/~legneref/identify/chrysidi.htm https://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Chrysididae https://uwm.edu/field-station/cuckoo-wasp https://www.britannica.com/animal/cuckoo-wasp https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267880334_Family_CHRYSIDIDAE