Sinister Parasitic Wasp Turns Adult Fruit Flies Into Living Incubators The newly found wasp appears to be common in the eastern United States, and inflicts Lynchian body horror onto its hosts. 09/13/2024 - 9:14 am | View Link
Gnarly wasp gruesomely rips apart fruit flies from the inside out with its larvae Typically when a parasitoid wasp lays eggs in fruit fly larvae or pupae, the eggs will stay dormant in their host as they mature. They then begin to eat their host from the inside until they are fully ... 09/13/2024 - 8:05 am | View Link
Gnarly wasp gruesomely rips apart fruit flies with its larvae A team of biologists recently discovered a new parasitic wasp species in the United States that has a unique way of infecting its hosts. Syntretus perlmani lays its eggs in the bodies of living, adult ... 09/13/2024 - 8:05 am | View Link
New species of ‘horror’ wasp discovered in the US: ‘We didn’t think it was real,’ scientists admit Scientists have discovered a new species of wasp that lays eggs in living flies so the babies burst out of their bellies ... 09/13/2024 - 5:15 am | View Link
Jacksonville Zoo mourns 4th ape death from Shigella; ensures remaining primates are doing well The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens gave more insight into how it dealt with the Shigella outbreak that has claimed the lives of the four primates. 09/12/2024 - 7:16 pm | View Link