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ImGCS3fromETOH t1_iw98c8m wrote

Reply to comment by penis_in_my_hand in Are there any K-Strategists insects? by [deleted]

How long between the egg laying and hatching? Is the tarantula paralysed the whole time until hatching, or does it wear off and it goes about its life for a while with a ticking bomb inside it?

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iAmRiight t1_iw9y42r wrote

I hate when somebody asks a question that I didn’t even realize I wanted to know and there hasn’t been an answer yet… now I’m going down the rabbit hole.

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iAmRiight t1_iwa2db3 wrote

Accordingto this article the tarantula is gravely wounded and the wasp eats the blood and innards that come out of the wound before burying it alive. The paralysis eventually wears off before the larvae hatches and eats it, but doesn’t recover enough to escape the buried tomb before being eaten alive.

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