Detail of hymenopteran adult stinging coleopteran immature; arrows point to supposed puncture site. A. Photograph in same view as in Fig. 1B; B–D. Colour-marked, mirrored volume rendering of µCT of amber piece SNHM-6014 (Drishti 2.7); in green coleopteran immature, in red hymenopteran adult; B. Ventral view of coleopteran immature; C, D. Dorsal view of coleopteran immature. ab – abdomen segment; abd – abdomen; b – artefact (possible air bubble or similar); ci – coleopteran immature; st – sting (modified ovipositor of hymenopterans); th – thorax; ts – tibial spur; wa – walking appendage.

 
 
  Part of: Kiesmüller C, Haug JT, Müller P, Hörnig MK (2022) A case of frozen behaviour: A flat wasp female with a beetle larva in its grasp in 100-million-year-old amber. Fossil Record 25(2): 287-305. https://doi.org/10.3897/fr.25.82469