This tomato worm on my neighbor’s pepper plant is infested by wasp larvae. The larvae paralyze and eat the worm, avoiding the vital organs to keep it alive as long as possible. Submitted by MantisAwakening t3_yh0073 on October 30, 2022 at 12:35 AM in mildlyinteresting 43 comments 131
MantisAwakening OP t1_iubcr2c wrote on October 30, 2022 at 12:47 AM More details here: https://www.cleveland.com/insideout/2010/11/eggs_on_tomato_hornworms_are_r.html Permalink 6
This tomato worm on my neighbor’s pepper plant is infested by wasp larvae. The larvae paralyze and eat the worm, avoiding the vital organs to keep it alive as long as possible.
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