Parasitic Wasp Under the Microscope

Parasitic Wasp Under the Microscope

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Parasitic Wasp Under the Microscope

What's under the microscope? This slim and deadly predator has caterpillars retreating in terror. The Grootbos Foundation entomologists like to imagine the caterpillars getting their affairs in order at the thought of these precision-killing wasps.

Parasitic Wasp Under the Microscope

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Grootbos Foundation is a registered non-profit organisation in Gansbaai dedicated to conserving the Cape Floral Kingdom while uplifting the communities that call it home. The foundation protects over 22,200 hectares of fynbos and biodiversity across Grootbos Private Nature Reserve and the Walker Bay...

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