Megalara Garuda: New King Of Wasps Discovered

Friday, March 23, 2012 - 17:10 in Paleontology & Archaeology

An expedition to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi has led to discovery of a new 'King of Wasps' - 80 years after it was first collected.Megalara garuda is pitch-black, has an enormous body size, and its males have long, sickle-shaped jaws.  It is one the largest known members of the crabronid subfamily Larrinae.  read more

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