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irich82 chelmsford, United Kingdom May 11, 2016

They are in my bathroom, about ant size, thy fly and prefer the ceiling.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND May 11, 2016

This is a parasitic wasp, likely in the family Braconidae. They all prey on other arthropods, mostly other insects; nothing to worry about...

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irich82 chelmsford, United Kingdom May 11, 2016

Quote from Flapdoodle :
This is a parasitic wasp, likely in the family Braconidae. They all prey on other arthropods, mostly other insects; nothing to worry about...


Thanks for the reply.

Are the likely to breed in doors? they seem to like the bathroom (i guess because of the moisture) or do you think they came from outside?

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND May 11, 2016

As they only 'breed' in other arthropods, it either is an accidental intruder or had emerged from a host arthropod that had entered your home earlier.

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irich82 chelmsford, United Kingdom May 11, 2016

[quote="Flapdoodle"]As they only 'breed' in other arthropods.

That sounds grim. quite a few in my bathroom so must be breeding from somewhere in there.

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