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How do caterpillar help wasps?

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Caterpillars are a food source for many species of wasps. Some eat them directly (or kill them and take them back to their nest). Others lay their eggs in caterpillars, and the larvae live inside the host caterpillar, slowly killing it. read more

Few parasitoids are more bizarre or disturbing than the wasps of the genus Glyptapanteles , whose females inject their eggs into living caterpillars. Once inside, the larvae mature, feeding on the caterpillar’s body fluids before gnawing through its skin en masse and emerging into the light of day. read more

Several days later, the tiny wasp larva hatches anCaterpillar waspd begins eating the caterpillar alive. Some wasps get a little help from a special virus in protecting their newly laid eggs. The “flying hypodermics,” as some scientists call them, injects the virus into the caterpillar along with the egg. read more

The wasps then flock to the plant, laying eggs on the vulnerable caterpillars. Several days later, the tiny wasp larva hatches anCaterpillar waspd begins eating the caterpillar alive. Some wasps get a little help from a special virus in protecting their newly laid eggs. read more

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