Tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta, caterpillar of the Carolina Sphinx moth, covered with braconid wasp cocoons, slowly killing the host. Kansas, USA

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Tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta, caterpillar of the Carolina Sphinx moth, covered with braconid wasp cocoons, slowly killing the host. Kansas, USA

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Size: 2774px × 3467px
Location: Wichita, Kansas, USA
Photo credit: © B LaRue / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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