Close-up of pupae (rounded) on the body of a caterpillar parasitized by a wasp. Some species of wasp lay eggs on living animals such as this caterpillar. The wasp typically injects venom, anti-immune chemicals and digestive enzymes into the caterpillar when it lays its eggs. When the eggs hatch, the larvae feed on the tissues of their still-living host. They then pupate before emerging as adult wasps. The caterpillar invariably dies. Filmed in the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador. | |
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