Stats

Lifespan: Annual
Size: Small
Diet: Insectivore
Activity: Diurnal
Social: Solitary
Biome: Temperate grassland
Range: Asia
Movement: Flight
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Armor
Status: Uncommon

About

Chrysis fuscipennis, also known as the wasp crab, lives in the coastal waters of the southern United States and Central America. Chrysis fuscipennis has a large, crab-like tail that it uses to defend itself and its territory.

Life cycle

1.
egg
A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2.
juvenile
An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3.
subadult
A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4.
adult
Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Chrysididae
Genus: Chrysis
Species: Chrysis fuscipennis