New Parasitic Wasp Species Is The First Known To Lay Eggs In Adult Flies
A new species of wasp has been discovered parasitizing adult fruit flies – the first of its kind ever documented. Parasitoid wasps' life cycles can get pretty gruesome (at least from the perspective of their host),
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 hatch and young wasps develop in their host as they mature. They eat their host from the inside, ultimately killing their host before it reaches adulthood.
New wasp species bursts from flies like horrifying ‘Alien’ creatures
In a horrific discovery that seems straight out of the science-fiction movie "Alien," researchers have found a new species of wasp that erupts from the bodies of adult flies.
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
Parasitic 'horror' wasp that bursts from a fly's abdomen like an 'Alien' xenomorph discovered in Mississippi backyard
Scientists accidentally discover new species of wasp that lays eggs inside living, adult fruit flies, which then burst from the hosts' abdomens while they're still alive.
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.
Watch: New Parasitic Wasp Species Found in Mississippi Backyard
The discovery began unexpectedly in the backyard of Logan Moore, a Ph.D. student working under Ballinger. While searching for nematodes, a type of parasitic worm, the researchers inadvertently stumbled upon this wasp while collecting infected flies from Moore's home in Starkville, Mississippi.
New killer wasp species discovered. It was hiding in plain sight
The findings, published in the prestigious journal Nature, reveal a wasp species that uniquely targets adult fruit flies, a behavior never before observed in parasitoid wasps.
New parasitic wasp species tries to implant egg in fruit fly
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'Chestburster' Wasps Erupt From Mississippi's Adult Flies in Surprise Find
A team of biologists has stumbled across a new species of wasp in an unlikely place: the back end of an adult fruit fly. The ...
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Researchers discover parasitic ‘horror wasp’ that grows inside living flies: Report
This wasp, named Syntretus perlmani, lays eggs in living flies so the babies burst out of their bellies, as reported by ...
Challenging 200 Years of Research: Scientists Discover Bizarre New Insect With Unusual Biology
A Mississippi State biologist has discovered a new parasitic wasp species that uniquely targets adult flies, a scientific ...
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Watch mesmerizing video of weird waves that 'shape life itself' inside a fly embryo
Video of cell division occurring in a developing fly embryo named winner of the 14th annual Nikon Small World in Motion ...
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Fruit flies are evolving, all because of climate change
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona researchers have found that the rise in temperatures and heat waves have accelerated the ...