Of Parasitic Wasps and Surrogate Caterpillars: This is Creepy

By SHADRACK LAANOI
Published: April 27th, 2009

Caterpillars get viruses? From wasps, no less. Well stranger things have happened. The fact that this “hostile cognitive takeover” and indoctrination (of a caterpillar!) to get it to feed your larvae and fiercely protect them after they’re done destroying your body seems to be the most natural thing, you know – nature following its normal course, is somewhat genius baffling.