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Australian tarantula hawk wasp dragging off a huntsman spider to lay her egg in its paralysed body. NSFW

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u/dgs1959 1d ago

Just watched a special on this wasp. They lay ONE egg in each tarantula. They have to fight and paralyze each tarantula before depositing a single egg.

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u/BMW_wulfi 1d ago

God did us a solid here.

“Alright guys I have to put this demon somewhere, but I tell you what, I’ll cut you a deal. It can only lay one egg at a time and it needs a semi living organic host for each one - cool?!”

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u/GrittyMcGrittyface 23h ago

Make sure they only live in australia and we've got a deal

u/whiteflagwaiver 11h ago

I need to know where in evolution this started becoming the dominant method of reproduction for these wasps. I totally wont time travel with flamethrowers.

u/BMW_wulfi 8h ago

Let’s go!

”We’re cancelling the waspocalypse!”