KILL IT of the day
KILL IT of the day
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- scarabin0
the traditional method of killing them is boil them alive (bags and bags of them) in a giant pot, wherein their defensive mucous turns the water a sickly yellow
- bp0
- sausages0
tarantula mega cluster in australia
- jon_d0
vote jon_d... i will escalate the war on bot flies.
- scarabin0
This is a juvenile form of the Cereal leaf beetle (Oulema melanopus) after being parasitized by Tetrastichus julis, a parasitoid wasp which lays its eggs inside the larva of the beetle. They eggs hatch within the larvae and begin to feed while it is still alive, before they burst out and kill it.
These parasites are often used as a biological control, as the Cereal leaf beetle is considered a pest and regularly feeds on crops.Image © Gilles San Martin