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Physician Wasp?

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Certain wasps control crop pests by injecting eggs coated in a virus that alters the host larva's immune and endocrine systems. This sophisticated strategy keeps the pest in an immature, low-appetite state to ensure the survival of the developing wasps. 

Image: Red monomachidae wasp (parasitoid), João P. Burini, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

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