Zombie Wasps

Published: Oct. 30, 2018, 10 a.m.

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Did you know that we have thousands of species of parasitoid wasps? Tune in to find out why these are called Zombie Wasps.

Our sources for this episode include:

  • Butterfly Eggs and Caterpillar Survival | Life In The Undergrowth | BBC
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCo2uCLXvhk
  • That little speck there? That's a parasitoid wasp!
    https://u.osu.edu/pinningblock/2015/05/28/that-little-speck-there-thats-a-parasitoid-wasp/
  • Ichneumon Wasps More than 5,000 species in North America
    https://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/ichneumon-wasps
  • Intimate relation between blue butterfly, ichneumon wasp and ants
    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320475303_Intimate_relation_between_blue_butterfly_ichneumon_wasp_and_ant
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