Outstanding meme. Cool fact is that the wasps inject their eggs along side a virus, which specifically turns off the manduca’s immune system for a bit. It then allows the immune system to turn back on. Since the eggs have been in there during the immune reboot, they’re considered ‘self’ and not attacked by the immune system
I assume someone is looking into a similar system for transplants, right?!
Identification of this virus began in 1973, here is an article about it from 1997. - I suppose a lifetime supply of immunosuppressants is far more profitable than the system you are proposing… but I like your system. It just is more elegant.
That is some shit straight out of sci-fi horror like Alien.
Considering sending this to my daughter who wants to learn English.
Just bought this childhood book of mine for my own newborn son… Probably a bit too young for this sequel tho
No, don’t worry, this is merely the German fairytale edition! It’s good for kids!
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Link to a relevant folk song about parasites that has a verse about this sort of wasp
