A Species of Volucella

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Because they resemble the humblebee, they introduce their eggs into humblebee nests. When the larvae hatch, they devour the larvae of their hosts.

Source

Hazlitt Alva Cuppy PH.D., Editor Beauties and Wonders of Land and Sea (Springfield, OH: Mast, Crowell & Kirkpatrick, 1895)

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