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The wasps that horrified Darwin reveal evolution's one-way streets

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The wasps that horrified Darwin reveal evolution's one-way streets

Few insects have a more gruesome lifestyle than Darwin wasps. Rather than simply hunting other animals, these parasitic wasps lay their eggs on or inside living hosts, including caterpillars, beetles and spiders. Their larvae then feed on their hosts, gradually consuming them and…

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  1. cell.com

    Directional evolution of parasitoid strategies and contingent host shifts shape the radiation of Darwin wasps (Ichneumonidae)

  2. Biology News - Evolution, Cell theory, Gene theory, Microbiology, Biotechnology

    The wasps that horrified Darwin reveal evolution's one-way streets

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