aphid mummy

OK not a living aphid - in fact just the shell of one and this should more accurately be about the wasp that caused it. This is the result of a wasp (braconidae) laying its eggs in a living aphid. The larva hatches and develops inside the aphid, eventually killing it. The larva is a tiny, white grub. When the larva completes its development, it pupates and turns the aphid body into a "mummy". The mummies are swollen, brown or blackish