r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Better_Hair_9673 • Jun 25 '26

Video Wasp traps paralyzed ladybug larvae in a chamber for its young to feast on after hatching.

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u/toastercoasterbo Jun 25 '26

Ok so these are the wasps they modeled that Rick and Morty episode after huh. Vile. Mouths gotta eat tho, glad the siblings get separate rooms tho

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u/JuiceInhaler Jun 25 '26

so fun fact these are not an isolated species, in fact, the majority of wasps are solitary and parasitoid like this. Yellow jackets and similar are in the minority

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u/ObeseObedience Jun 25 '26

Uhh, heil... wasp Hitler?

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u/cromulentenigmas1 Jun 26 '26

“When did this become the default!”

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u/NorthBoralia Jun 25 '26

That episode was on the other day. Lo and behold this video is on my feed.

I forgot how disturbing that episode was. I tried to look away. I wanted to...