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💡 Did you know: Some wasps build mud nests with live prey paralyzed by a precise sting, then lay an egg beside it so the larva has fresh food when it hatches, while others deposit eggs in living hosts, allowing larvae to develop hidden within. Both are finely tuned adaptations of evolution.
📝 Read on: https://TPC8.short.gy/iYor9Y2v
🐝 Two strategies. One goal. Survival.
#Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #Entomology #InsectLifeCycle #InsectBehavior #Wasps #Larva #Insects #Parasitoids #Pollinators #TPC8
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Spined Turban Gall Wasps (Cynips douglasii) induce distinctive galls on valley, blue, and scrub oaks—home to developing larvae. Adult females emerge from these galls in winter.
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Spined Turban Gall Wasps (Cynips douglasii) induce distinctive galls on valley, blue, and scrub oaks—home to developing larvae. Adult females emerge from these galls in winter.
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Spined Turban Gall Wasps (Cynips douglasii) induce distinctive galls on valley, blue, and scrub oaks—home to developing larvae. Adult females emerge from these galls in winter.
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Spined Turban Gall Wasps (Cynips douglasii) induce distinctive galls on valley, blue, and scrub oaks—home to developing larvae. Adult females emerge from these galls in winter.
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Spined Turban Gall Wasps (Cynips douglasii) induce distinctive galls on valley, blue, and scrub oaks—home to developing larvae. Adult females emerge from these galls in winter.