A listener spots a Thread-Waisted Wasp stuffing a caterpillar into a hole in the dirt. The caterpillar, paralyzed but alive, will provide food for the wasp's larva when it hatches.
Wasps Feeding Their Young
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A listener spots a Thread-Waisted Wasp stuffing a caterpillar into a hole in the dirt. The caterpillar, paralyzed but alive, will provide food for the wasp's larva when it hatches.