so freaky it's almost unbelieveable

[beergeek]

(don't panic, I don't think this multi-post thing will be a habit, but be forewarned - I'm not only about to post twice in 24 hours, but I might even post a couple in rapid succession! Zut alors!)

Yes, this really is that wack
The wasp slips her stinger through the roach's exoskeleton and directly into its brain.
via BoingBoing

Comments

[aijoskobi]

That is so f'ing cool!

[stu_n]

If you aren't a cockroach...

More fun with bugs

[psydid]

That's just as cool as one of my favorite science stories from a year or so back ... a caterpillar that uses pheromones to trick ants into caring for its larvae, and then a wasp that uses a different pheromone to incite the ants into FULL SCALE CIVIL WAR so that it can invade the nest and lay its eggs in the caterpillar larvae.

Link.

Re: More fun with bugs

[beergeek]

Wow, wasps are crazy.
We must bend them to our will, and rule the world with a chitinous fist! Well, we'd at least be ruling the ants, roaches, and caterpillars.