Parasitoid wasps, which have larvae that grow in or on other organisms and eventually kill their hosts, are widely recognized for their vast biodiversity and fascinating ecology. Syntretus perlmani, ...
Somebody at the University of Thailand must have a rather cynical impression of pop’s leading diva. Behold the recently discovered parasitoid wasp, Aleiodes gaga, named in honor of Lady Gaga. As to ...
A unique "star" was discovered from the Ryukyu Islands, a biodiversity hot spot in subtropical Japan: a star-shaped structure that turned out to be the cocoon mass of a new species of parasitoid wasp.
A research group studying the diversity of parasitoid insects around the world. Parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera) are one of the most species rich animal taxa on Earth, but their tropical diversity is ...
When Charles Darwin first encountered parasitoid wasps, he was horrified. In an 1860 letter to American botanist Asa Gray, he wrote: “I cannot persuade myself that a beneficent and omnipotent God ...
We humans have our fair share of parasites, some annoying, some dangerous. Common parasitic predators include bed bugs, lice, roundworms, tapeworms and ticks. Some of these and others can cause ...
In experiments under his microscope at home, a teenage researcher discovered a very unusual talent in a species of tiny insect that usually lays eggs on the inside of a tough plant growth. By Darren ...
A previously unknown species of Japanese parasitic wasp was observed to dive underwater to parasitize moth caterpillars. A very few species of parasitoid wasps can be considered aquatic. Less than 0.1 ...
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