The Pseudacteon Can Be Cruel
[OK, somehow, I can't get this damn flash video embedded - damn it!]
At the bottom of this article on the Discovery Channel website, I found a video about flies that can decapitate fire ants. You can watch the video (that I failed to embed) here.
This fly called Pseudacteon (more images here) injects its eggs into a fire ant’s thorax region - the larva then migrates to the head, which - after about 2 to 3 weeks - will eventually… fall off!
Yes, I mean THE HEAD will fall off, not the larva.
The Pseudacteon is really a cruel child of Nature…
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The above post was initially scribbled on November 22nd, 2007 @ 19:53:28 +0100 (CET) and has been last modified on December 14th, 2007. It is filed under the category Around The Web and has been tagged with the terms [fire ant | fly | pseudacteon].
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