CONSCRIPTED BODYGUARDS. “Some parasites turn their host into a bodyguard to ensure the protection of the parasite from enemies … Thyrinteina leucocerae caterpillars protect pupae of the braconid parasitoid Glyptapanteles … Once the parasitoid larvae leave the host to pupate, the host defends the pupae by knocking off predators with violent head-swings, resulting in reduced mortality rates of the parasitoid pupae.”
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022