Fruit flies are generally highly susceptible to parasitic wasps, but some have stolen a gene from bacteria that makes them resistant. This adult fly, Drosophila melanogaster, has two cysts (made dark ...

Many flies are plagued by parasitic wasps, which lay their eggs in fly larvae, turning them into surrogate wombs for wasp larvae. One common fly has successfully fought off its wasp predator by ...

In the continual arms race between parasites and their hosts, innovation was thought to be the key to a successful attack or ...

Parasitoid wasps, which have larvae that grow in or on other organisms and eventually kill their hosts, are widely recognized for their vast biodiversity and fascinating ecology. Syntretus perlmani, ...

Fruit flies are generally highly susceptible to parasitic wasps, but some have stolen a gene from bacteria that makes them resistant. This adult fly, Drosophila melanogaster, has two cysts (made dark ...