A adult female of C. compressa taking care of the egg sac B adult female of C. compressa taking care of cocoons of the egg predator wasp Tromatobia sp. C cocoon of the egg predator wasp Tromatobia sp. D cocoon hole through which adult wasps of Tromatobia sp emerge. E lateral view of an adult female of Tromatobia sp., and F lateral view of an adult wasp that did not emerge from the cocoon. Photos: Brenda Santiago and Diego Pádua.

 
 
  Part of: Souza-Santiago BK, Messas YF, de Pádua DG, Santos AJ, Vasconcellos-Neto J (2023) Taking care of the enemy: egg predation by the Darwin wasp Tromatobia sp. (Ichneumonidae) on the cobweb spider Chrysso compressa (Araneae, Theridiidae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 95: 103-112. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.95.97029