Female S. perlmani use their ovipositors to deposit their eggs in the fruit fly’s abdomen, and 18 days later a larva will burst out of the side of the fly, leaving its host to die.

Typically when a parasitoid wasp lays eggs in fruit fly larvae or pupae, the eggs hatch and young wasps develop in their host as they mature. They eat their host from the inside, ultimately ...

After reaching the end of its in-host development period, the immature wasp emerges from the abdomen of the fly. Newsweek. A New Species Of Wasp Discovered In Mississippi Lays Its Eggs In Live ...

After drilling a small hole though the tough outer layer, they inject venom and lay 20-40 small eggs. The venom stops development in the host flies, making them a better food source for the larval ...

The bright yellow wasp lays a single egg inside its prey, which then feast on the host from the inside out. Scientists identified the new genus while working in Peru.

In addition, the eggs release a hormone that inhibits development of the hornworm (because they want to turn into a moth) so that it can remain a host for up to 60 braconid wasp eggs.

The host was likely a flying insect of a similar size to the wasp, he added. Similar, although not identical, behavior has been observed among living parasitoid wasp species.

The host was likely a flying insect of a similar size to the wasp, he added. Similar, although not identical, behavior has been observed among living parasitoid wasp species.

The host was likely a flying insect of a similar size to the wasp, he added. Similar, although not identical, behavior has been observed among living parasitoid wasp species.

Female S. perlmani use their ovipositors to deposit their eggs in the fruit fly’s abdomen, and 18 days later a larva will burst out of the side of the fly, leaving its host to die.

The host was likely a flying insect of a similar size to the wasp, he added. Similar, although not identical, behavior has been observed among living parasitoid wasp species.

The host was likely a flying insect of a similar size to the wasp, he added. Similar, although not identical, behavior has been observed among living parasitoid wasp species.