ambitious_bones@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoIs this a Maggot and, if yes, what kind?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square56linkfedilinkarrow-up1132arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1127arrow-down1imageIs this a Maggot and, if yes, what kind?lemmy.worldambitious_bones@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square56linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFosheze@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoOh, cool! When you said parasitic wasp my brain immediately pictured a tarantula hawk wasp.
minus-squareFooBarrington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoAnything fruitfly and above would have meant I’ll just move, but yours sounds so much more horrifying. Oh god.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 years agoThe parasitic (well, parasitoid since they live free as adults) ones are very different, sometimes literally microscopic, and never harmful to humans AFAIK. Gruesomely fascinating and widely studied, though. Relevant recent XKCD.
Oh, cool! When you said parasitic wasp my brain immediately pictured a tarantula hawk wasp.
Anything fruitfly and above would have meant I’ll just move, but yours sounds so much more horrifying. Oh god.
The parasitic (well, parasitoid since they live free as adults) ones are very different, sometimes literally microscopic, and never harmful to humans AFAIK.
Gruesomely fascinating and widely studied, though. Relevant recent XKCD.