Parasitoid wasp that lays its eggs inside of adult fruit fly discovered
In this new study, the research team has found one species of wasp that lays its eggs inside the body of a fully grown fruit ...
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Body snatchers: eaten alive by parasitic wasps
These are usually wasps, laying their own eggs inside an egg, caterpillar or pupa. Parasitoids start their lives as parasites, in or on the body of a host, but they end up as predators, eating the ...
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Identifying venom genes of parasitoid wasps: Successful parasitism without immediate host death
Researchers at University of Tsukuba have identified venom genes from the endoparasitoid wasp Asobara japonica, which uses ...
The nastiness of the Golden Digger Wasp
After the rush of the spring nesting season, things tend to slow down a bit in the natural world. Sure, some birds such as Cedar Waxwings and American Goldfinch are just getting started in their ...
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Dangerous beauties: the world's tiniest insects
These parasitoid wasps lay their eggs inside other insects. When the eggs hatch ... The glamorous blue Doddifoenus rex, from Papua New Guinea, is a giant among chalcids with a total body length of ...