RESEARCHERS have uncovered a new species of wasp in the Amazon rainforest. Dubbed Capitojoppa amazonica, the new species has a giant head and a bright yellow body. Perhaps most notable, it features…
Credit: YouTube/ Earthly EurekasIn an odd series of events, the wasp then eats its prey's body from the inside out.
The new species was discovered in the Amazon by Brandon Claridge, a doctoral candidate in biology at Utah State University, and colleagues.That means it can lay a single egg inside the body of its prey, which can include caterpillars, battles, or "If acceptable, the female will deposit a single egg inside the host by piercing it with her ovipositor ."Martin Lewis issues 'don't bin it' warning as thousands could be owed a fortuneThey will then "feed without laying an egg as it helps with gaining nutrients for egg maturation," Claridge added.Wasps are an insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita.
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