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A hornworm rears up when attacked by a parasitic Cotesia wasp. filename: Cotesia3
Wham! A parasitic phorid fly (Pseudacteon) plants her ovipositor between the abdominal sclerites of a Linepithema oblongum worker ant to lay her egg. The oviposition takes less than a second. The hapless ant will later be consumed alive by the developing fly larva. Termas de Reyes, Jujuy, Argentina
Wham! A parasitic phorid fly (Pseudacteon) plants her ovipositor between the abdominal sclerites of a Linepithema oblongum worker ant to lay her egg. The oviposition takes less than a second. The hapless ant will later be consumed alive by the developing fly larva. Termas de Reyes, Jujuy, Argentina
Cotesia congregata (Braconidae) ovipositing into a hornworm. filename: Cotesia7
A hornworm rears up when attacked by a parasitic Cotesia wasp.

filename: Cotesia3
A hornworm rears up when attacked by a parasitic Cotesia wasp. filename: Cotesia3
A hornworm rears up when attacked by a parasitic Cotesia wasp.

filename: Cotesia3
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