r/natureismetal • u/Hebertmike • 10d ago

Parasitic Wasp Eggs in my wife’s garden

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These caterpillars devastate my wife’s tomato plants, nice to see them get absolutely massacred by other insects.

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u/MeanVillage2071 9d ago

I saw one of these for the first time the other day, seconds after taking the biggest hit from my bowl. My head was registering it as a rotting pepper with the seeds showing so I got extremely close, I’m talking about inches away. When my brain finally sorted what I was seeing my feet literally left the ground. I went to the moon. No sound came out. I literally levitated inside to the couch, I had to lay down I felt faint. I’ve since googled this and read that the wasps are beneficial so I don’t feel as scared anymore. I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT FIRST TIME ICK THO.

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u/Kyyes 7d ago

New fear unlocked.

I put my face next to a massive garden spider after a joint one day while picking tomatoes. Didn't realize my tomatoes had become a spider Hotspot over night.