A wasp within a wasp - within a butterfly
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A wasp within a wasp - within a butterfly
Nature never ceases to amaze. I think my favorite part is the role the bacteria plays. Is it possible it (or one of the wasps) acts as a genetic reservoir for the butterflies during population bottlenecks?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/14/butterflies-finland-parasitic-wasps
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/14/butterflies-finland-parasitic-wasps
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Freakishly weird! 
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Great to see you again, Caution! I think your avatar sort of underlines how long it's been since you've been active 

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I meant to welcome you, too, Caution. But I left the thread briefly, and then couldn't find it again.
Glad to see you. Hope you show up and become a regular.
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Re: A wasp within a wasp - within a butterfly
Thanks Eddie been well! Freakish for sure, and to top it off there's a bacteria that lives in the host wasp that colludes with the parasitic wasp
Yeah Ben hahah I need to change that pic out with something a little more up to date
And thank you OQ, need to lurk less 



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