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A Nasonia vitripennis female injecting venom into a fly pupa

Caption: A Nasonia vitripennis female injecting venom into a fly pupa before laying her eggs inside the pupal case (the brown outer covering). The venom will paralyze the developing fly and keep it in a state of suspended animation as the wasp larvae hatch and consume the pupa over the course of a week.

Credit: Elizabeth Cash/Josh Gibson

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