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I love parasitic wasps so so so much, they r everything 2 me...... some can even change the behaviour of a catapillar to make it defend the larvea once they emerge!
Do you have any favourite types/fun facts you'd like to share?
I don't really have a favorite specific parasitic wasp, but I'm a big fan of hyperparasitoids just because it's fun that they're parasites OF parasitoids. Here's a brief video about them:
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Genus Torymus ovipositing a Striped Volcano Gall Wasp (Feron atrimentum)
When your life cycle is so ridiculously complex, that it's a miracle you exist. Trigonalid wasps are super weird, but also very interesting. They are hyperparasitoids. The female will lay thousands of eggs on foliage, with the intent of the eggs being ingested by a herbivorous host, like a caterpillar. Once the eggs are consumed, they will hatch and attack any already inhabiting primary parasitoid host, like a Tachinid fly or Ichneumonid. It doesn't end there. Some Trigonalid wasps are parasitoids of Vespid wasps, and for their continued survival, the original host (caterpillar), must be brought back to the nest where it is fed to a Vespid wasp larva. The larva consumes the caterpillar and Trigonalid larvae that are inside and becomes parasitized. The individual presented in my drawing is based on Taeniogonalos gundlachii. There are probably other animals out there with even more complex life cycles! As far as wasps go, I'd consider this survival strategy to be very intricate.
I have added a chart that explains the phenomenon.
In the latter case, the caterpillar full of Trigonalid eggs would be preyed on by a Vespid wasp and brought back to the nest. Once fed to a Vespid wasp larva, the remaining Trigonalid larva then consumes the host.
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/A-diagram-describing-the-life-stages-of-the-trigonalid-hyperparasitoid-Orthogonalys_fig1_221959174
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/221959174_A_Scattershot_Approach_to_Host_Location_Uncovering_the_Unique_Life_History_of_the_Trigonalid_Hyperparasitoid_Orthogonalys_pulchella_Cresson#pf2
hyperparasitoid replied to your post: worldhammerer: how come there arent centipedes for...
most centipedes actually are capable of swimming when placed in water! theres even a species that is believed to be semi aquatic, scolopendra cataracta. we have very few specimens and even fewer live sightings though so we dont know too much about it :(
Thanks! I love it.
@hyperparasitoid http://clowdergate.tumblr.com/ i think this blog still has all the info but it might be kind of confusing. i saw it all crash and burn in 2016 and i’m pretty sure they’re telling the truth because he never even attempted to defend himself and instead immediately abandoned practically his entire online presence. and looking back he just emanated creepiness with his weird long philosophical posts and stuff. his blog is still up @/middens so you can see what i mean
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@hyperparasitoid replied to your post “@hyperparasitoid its bad enough that im legit jealous of you for never...”
holy shit okay. would me watching it make u feel better or worse????
do ast thou wilt but be warned!
hyperparasitoid replied to your post: if i ever see any of yous spouting that “pda...
“its fine to be gay but do it in private” is actual homophobic propaganda used by anti lgbt groups but these ppl think they get a pass cos theyre ~kweer~ and totally not homophobic just allophobic its totally different :)
if anyone ever calls me a “dirty allogay” or whatever the fuck it is theyre fond of saying nowadays im using their spinal segments as icecube trays
hyperparasitoid replied to your post:
Hey, I don't wish to be ignorant or mean so I...
this is such an ignorant ask lol. you could literally look on the wikipedia page for cockroaches and find that only 4 species are widely considered pests.
It’s okay, it’s okay. Not everyone has the time or is in the right frame of mind to research these things, even if it seems like a simple google search to us. And I really enjoy talking about these things in depth :D I feel like my explanation does the subject more justice than a Wikipedia article anyways. Sometimes a bit of love infused into the discussion is all it takes to encourage someone to re-examine the subject a little differently (and sometimes, that’s exactly what folks are looking for when they chose to forgo google).
