Wednesday 29 June 2011

Ladybird made into 'zombie' bodyguard by parasitic wasp

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13860891

A parasitic wasp protects itself from predators while cocooned by turning its ladybird host into a "bodyguard".

After a female wasp injects its egg into the ladybird, the larva munches on its host's internal tissues before breaking out through the abdomen.

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