Ancient parasite used Venus flytrap-like butt to lay eggs in victims
If you ever travel back in time to the reign of dinosaurs, don’t touch any flowers – it might just be a parasitic wasp in disguise. Analysis of wasps trapped in amber has revealed that the insect ensnared hosts for its larvae with an alluring,
Parasitoid wasps lay their eggs in other insects. When the larvae hatch, the juvenile wasps consume the insect for food. One class of such wasps, braconid wasps, insert bracoviruses ...
Woodmansee Photo: Tobacco hornworm on a tomato plant that has been attacked by a parasitic Braconid wasp. The white capsules on ... until the adult emerges. Adults mate and lay eggs. An insect ...
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