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πŸ”€ Twisted-Wing Parasites

Wasp Twisted-Wing Parasite

Xenos vesparum

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An endoparasite of paper wasps where females spend their entire life inside the wasp host. Parasitized wasps are castrated and abandon their colony duties.

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Did You Know?

Female Xenos never leave their wasp host β€” they live, mate, and give birth to thousands of larvae while permanently embedded in the wasps abdomen.