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Wolf spider devoured by wasp larva
In the Atlantic Forest, Brazilian scientists discovered a new case of parasitism interaction between a wasp Paracyphononyx scapulatus (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae) and a wolf spider Trochosa sp. (Araneae, Lycosidae). The spider had been attacked, paralysed and implanted with a wasp egg. Scientists collected the spider alive, fed him and watched the larva grow.
Wolf spider devoured by wasp larva
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