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Uploaded by on Jan 5, 2009

In this clip, the Braconidae wasp larvae (Cotesia congregata) have emerged from their host, the Tobacco Hornworm (Manduca sexta), and are spinning cocoons. This clip was produced as a timelapse videoclip, and will play at 20 times the speed that this process actually occured at. C. congregata is a parasitoid whose adults lay their eggs in M. sexta. The larvae of C. congregata emerge from their host to spin their cocoons.

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  • Big Fire, take no chances.

  • burn that abomination

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  • I found one before. :D

  • The same thing happens to the cabbage white caterpillars here in UK.

  • is that an alien

  • Wasps are basically nature's little ninjas.

    It's the ciiircle of deaaaath!

  • うぎゃああああああ

  • it's ok, let it die a slow painful death being eaten alive by those parasitic wasp larvae!

  • Poor caterpillar. :(

  • fucking disgusting.

  • @nakayosi444 haha yeah....

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