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The jewel wasp (Ampulex compressa) is a parasitic digger wasp from the Ampulicidae family. It occurs in the tropical areas of India, Africa and the Pacific region. Their breeding behavior is unique. The jewel wasp belongs to the larger species of the genus Ampulex. The females become up to 22 millimeters long, the males stay a little smaller. Their blue-green-metallic shimmering body and the red-colored thighs of the rear and middle pairs of legs are particularly striking.
The females have some adaptations that are largely important for their breeding behavior. These include the laterally flattened (compress) gaster, the nose-like faceplate and the crescent-shaped mandibles, which are also bent upwards. The females have a venomous sting, which the males lack, as is usual with hymenoptera. Originally mainly native to the oriental region of the Paleotropic Islands, the jewel wasps are now found in Australia and the Malay Archipelago as well as on many islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans such as the Seychelles, the Cook Islands, the Midway Islands, St. Helena, Mauritius and Réunion , New Caledonia and Hawaii have been introduced.
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