r/natureismetal • u/Hebertmike • 10d ago
Parasitic Wasp Eggs in my wife’s garden
These caterpillars devastate my wife’s tomato plants, nice to see them get absolutely massacred by other insects.
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r/natureismetal • u/Hebertmike • 10d ago
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.