Parasitoid wasps, belonging to the family Hymenoptera, deprive their insect and spider hosts of nutrition. These wasps represent approximately 20% of the 1 million insect species on Earth, making them ...

The imaginal discs are degraded by venom proteins called IDDFs, which prevent the host from undergoing metamorphosis. The wasp larva consumes the host's body, eventually eclosing from the host fly ...

But even on sting can be fatal for people with bee and wasp allergies. The majority of people who just receive one sting will only feel the symptoms of a typical bee or wasp sting. All of the ...