Anonymous Coward User ID: 85119793 Germany 01/31/2023 10:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The bizarre world of parasitic wasps A cockroach and jewel wasp are locked in battle. The wasp latches onto the cockroach and inserts her stinger into the cockroach's brain, where her venom blocks its fight-or-flight response. Now, the cockroach is essentially a zombie, and its carcass will be used to grow the wasp’s offspring. Miles Zhang explores the gruesome evolutionary strategy known as parasitoidism.
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