Stunning Fossils Show Ancient Parasitic Wasps Still Inside Their Unfortunate Hosts

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Stunning Fossils Show Ancient Parasitic Wasps Still Inside Their Unfortunate Hosts

A meticulous examination of over 1,500 fly pupae fossils has resulted in the discovery of four new species of ancient parasitic wasps, dating back to between 66 million and 23 million years ago in what is now France.

New research published today in Nature Communications offers the first definitive proof of parasitic behavior among wasps, or more accurately, the first definitive proof of endoparasitism among wasps, in which the parasite (like a wasp pupae or tapeworm) develops or lives inside its host.

https://gizmodo.com/stunning-fossils...ins-1828650967

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...d-fly-egg.html

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