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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Dragon
gptkb:entomologist
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gptkbp:adultDiet
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nectar
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gptkbp:antennaType
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long, threadlike
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gptkbp:color
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varied, often black, brown, yellow, or orange
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gptkbp:commonName
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gptkb:ichneumon_wasps
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gptkbp:describedBy
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gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
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gptkbp:describedYear
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1758
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gptkbp:distribution
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worldwide
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gptkbp:doNotStingHumans
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true
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gptkbp:ecologicalRole
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regulate insect populations
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gptkbp:estimatedSpecies
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up to 100,000
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gptkbp:fossil
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gptkb:Jurassic_period
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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ichneumonid wasps
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gptkbp:importantFor
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biological pest control
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gptkbp:larvalHabitat
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parasitic
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gptkbp:larvalHostPlant
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parasitic on other insects
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gptkbp:larvalStage
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consume host from inside
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gptkbp:lifespan
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few weeks
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gptkbp:misconception
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sometimes confused with stinging wasps
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gptkbp:morphologicalType
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long ovipositor in females
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gptkbp:museumSpecimens
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millions worldwide
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gptkbp:notableFor
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Darwin's 'Ichneumon problem'
complex host relationships
extreme diversity
parasitoid behavior
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gptkbp:notableSpecies
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Megarhyssa macrurus
Ophion luteus
Pimpla rufipes
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gptkbp:numberOfAxles
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membranous wings
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gptkbp:numberOfSpecies
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over 24,000 described
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gptkbp:order
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gptkb:Lepidoptera
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gptkbp:ovipositorFunction
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egg-laying and host penetration
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gptkbp:parasitismType
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ectoparasitoid
endoparasitoid
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gptkbp:range
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3 to 40 mm
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:braconid_wasps
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gptkbp:reproduction
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lay eggs in or on host
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gptkbp:scientificName
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gptkb:Ichneumonidae
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gptkbp:studiedBy
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gptkb:entomologist
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gptkbp:subfamily
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over 40
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gptkbp:superfamily
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gptkb:Ichneumonoidea
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gptkbp:targetHosts
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Coleoptera larvae
Lepidoptera larvae
other insect larvae
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gptkbp:taxonRank
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gptkb:family
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gptkbp:threats
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habitat loss
pesticides
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:ichneumon_wasps
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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