Angiopolybia pallens wasp feeding on a dead earthworm.
Date: 22 March 2015
Location: Rio Claro
Wasps feed on a variety of organisms – both living and dead. Here, an example of a local wasp (Angiopolybia pallens) potentially predating on a dead earthworm (unidentified species) was observed in Rio Claro, Trinidad on 22 March 2015. It should be noted that the observation took place briefly, and it is assumed the earthworm was already dead when the wasps were seen feeding on it. Indeed, after speaking to entomologist and wasp expert Dr. Chris Starr, the invertebrate was likely already dead when the wasps came in to dine as this species of wasp is known to feed on nectar and carrion.
