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A new species of wasp has been discovered parasitizing adult fruit flies – the first of its kind ever documented. Parasitoid wasps' life cycles can get pretty gruesome (at least from the ...

MISSISSIPPI STATE, Miss. — In a horrific discovery that seems straight out of the science-fiction movie “Alien,” researchers have found a new species of wasp that erupts from the bodies of adult flies ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of parasitoid wasp that matures inside living adult fruit flies before bursting out, much like a scene from the Alien films. The new species—Syntretus ...

However, “all known parasitoid wasps of flies attack and develop inside immature life stages,” lead author Matthew Ballinger told Mississippi University. This new species, Syntretus perlmani ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.-Creating a buzz in Nature, a Mississippi State biologist's research led to the discovery of a new parasitic wasp species with unusual biology in the Eastern U.S., opening doors for ...

A new species of wasp has been discovered that lays its eggs inside adult fruit flies. The wasp larva grows inside the fly and then rips the fly open when it emerges, a recent study described. An ...

Creating a buzz, a biologist's research has led to the discovery of a new parasitic wasp species with unusual biology in the Eastern U.S., opening doors for future research in fundamental biological ...

A team of researchers at Mississippi State University has identified a new species of parasitic wasp that employs a previously unknown and gruesome method of reproduction—one never before ...