eScience. Caterpillar Killers

A parasitoidÌýwasp procreates by laying it's eggs inside a caterpillar. The larvaeÌýthen eat the caterpillar from the inside out, taking care not to eat the caterpillars vital body parts too soon.

, a PhD student who recently won the for her presentation about her research, gives us all the gory details of this fascinating lifecycle in the latest .

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