Commons:Valued image candidates/Larvae April 2010-2.jpg

Larvae April 2010-2.jpg

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Image
Nominated by	Alvesgaspar (talk) on 2010-04-23 22:18 (UTC)
Scope	Nominated as the most valued image on Commons within the scope: Wasp parasitism
Used in	Global usage
Review (criteria)	Info -- This is a horror story. A female wasp Apanteles glomeratus laid eggs her inside a caterpillar of a butterfly (Pieris brassicae), using a long ovipositor, so that the larvae could feed on the living tissues. Eventually the larvae emerged from their host, who became mostly eaten from inside. Outside the host, they spinned their cocoons so a new cycle might begin... -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 22:18, 23 April 2010 (UTC)