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Wasps use parasitic mites as baby bodyguards

Read more: http://www.newscientist.com... Researchers have found that parasitic mites that live in the same nests as baby wasps actually protect them from intruders.  
 
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aaronlikesalex (1 week ago) Show Hide
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thats crazy man omg
sweepswoop (1 week ago) Show Hide
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GROSS
artuno1207 (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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What if they made pet bots for humans. Like bird thingys or somethings. And whenever you are walking down a dark alley, some guy is about to rape you, but your pet bots will be all like "OH HELL NO" and shoot the rapist with thier lazers.
ryu8888 (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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*has rapist bots*
*they rape your lazer bots*
>:3
*pulls off ur pants*
artuno1207 (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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Ah, touche.
ryu8888 (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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Yeah it's kinda sad really. You make guns illegal, and criminals, who don't follow the laws to begin with, ignore them and still have guns, whereas good folks are defenseless. You invent some new form of self-defense, and the criminals just get one more thing to hurt you with.
*runs away with your pants, leaving you stranded in the middle of the city* >:3
BluesTriops (6 days ago) Show Hide
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@artuno1207 More logically, why not we start with nanobots that attack virusis and the like. Then we use them to make holes in people and keep small nano swarms in those holes. That we we both get what we want ;)
idiotbox1223 (4 weeks ago) Show Hide
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wow! you guys do the ABSOLUTE neatest videos :D
Daneus05 (1 month ago) Show Hide
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killer lice!

lol
serialies (2 months ago) Show Hide
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Great, another reason to hate wasps.

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