Undead Caterpillars Act As Bodyguards For Wasps #insect

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Caterpillar Parasitic wasps and mind controlled zombies

Original Video:
Grosman A, Janssen A, de Brito E, Cordeiro E, Colares F, Fonseca J, Lima E, Pallini A, Sabelis M, CC BY 2.5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

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José Lino-Neto, CC BY 2.5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Merle Shepard, Gerald R.Carner, and P.A.C Ooi, Insects and their Natural Enemies Associated with Vegetables and Soybean in Southeast Asia, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0 US https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/deed.en, via Wikimedia Commons