Bone-house wasp

A bone-house wasp.

Scientific name: Deuteragenia ossarium

As you might guess from its name, this wasp collects something a little more gruesome than flowersand pebbles. The female gathers dead ants to seal the end of its nesting hole. Scientists think the corpses make the nest smell like an ant colony, camouflaging it from predators.

Amazing ability: Collecting dead ants to disguise their nest

Where to find them: Buzzing through forests in south-eastern China