Fruit flies are generally highly susceptible to parasitic wasps, but some have stolen a gene from bacteria that makes them resistant. This adult fly, Drosophila melanogaster, has two cysts (made dark ...

The tremendous biodiversity of our charismatic microfauna includes an insect group I am willing to bet you are familiar with (even if you aren’t aware of it). Over the last few years the remarkable ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (CBS Local)-- If you see a huge insect attacking a bee or a wasp this summer, you've probably stumbled upon a bee panther. Also known as the red-footed cannibalfly, the bee panther is ...

I spotted this amazing sight (see photo, right) in Croatia in July 2007. In light of New Scientist‘s book Does Anything Eat Wasps?, I’d like to know what’s going on here. Which insect is eating which, ...

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Many flies are plagued by parasitic wasps, which lay their eggs in fly larvae, turning them into surrogate wombs for wasp larvae. One common fly has successfully fought off its wasp predator by ...