The caterpillar, still alive, behaves as though controlled by the cocooned larvae. Instead of going about its usual daily business, it stands arched over the cocoons without moving away or feeding.
The caterpillar – now effectively a zombie – stays alive until the adult wasps hatch.
Zombie caterpillars controlled by voodoo wasps
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Seeded on Tue Jun 3, 2008 7:35 PM
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