A Nasonia Female Drills into the Host with Her Stinger (VIDEO)

Arizona State University

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A Nasonia female drills into the host with her stinger (thin yellow tube emerging from her abdomen and going into the host). She will inject venom into in, lay her eggs, and feed upon the host.

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Video by J. Adam Fenster (University of Rochester) and courtesy of the Werren Laboratory

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