ambitious_bones@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 6 days agoIs this a Maggot and, if yes, what kind?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1131arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1127arrow-down1imageIs this a Maggot and, if yes, what kind?lemmy.worldambitious_bones@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 6 days agomessage-square56fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFosheze@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 days agoOh, cool! When you said parasitic wasp my brain immediately pictured a tarantula hawk wasp.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-212 hours agoThe parasitic ones (well, parasitoid since they live free as adults) are very different, sometimes literally microscopic, and never harmful to humans AFAIK. Gruesomely fascinating and widely studied, though. Relevant recent XKCD.
minus-squareFooBarrington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 days agoAnything fruitfly and above would have meant I’ll just move, but yours sounds so much more horrifying. Oh god.
Oh, cool! When you said parasitic wasp my brain immediately pictured a tarantula hawk wasp.
The parasitic ones (well, parasitoid since they live free as adults) are very different, sometimes literally microscopic, and never harmful to humans AFAIK.
Gruesomely fascinating and widely studied, though. Relevant recent XKCD.
Anything fruitfly and above would have meant I’ll just move, but yours sounds so much more horrifying. Oh god.