It has been inoculated by a parasitic braconid wasp that laid its eggs underneath the skin of the hornworm. The wasp larvae actually feed on the caterpillar starting a process of desiccation that ...
Eggs hatch to give rise to a worm-like larva ... Have you ever seen a big green hornworm chewing on tomato plants with white cocoons on its back? That hornworm has been attacked by a parasitic wasp – ...
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