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Parasitoid Larvae

Photo by Juan DiTrani
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Description:

This is a close-up of the parasitoid larvae emerging from the Sphinx moth Caterpillar posted before. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/69346036
You can even see how they start building the silk cocoon.
I will probably post a Clip later.

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Comments (10)
Arya
Very cool! Thanks for sharing!
Jolly Ibañez
What an encounter! You are very lucky to be able to document this occurrence. Thanks Juan for sharing.
Mark Ridgway
Very impressive indeed. I will have dinner late tonight. :)

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Caterpillars and larvae of the World
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2013 Best Wildlife Photo
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Arthropods parasitised by other arthropods
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PublishedNovember 7, 2013

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