A sphingid caterpillar with parasitoid tachinid fly eggs near its head. Once the eggs hatch the fly larva will eat the caterpillar.

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Location: Mindo, Ecuador
Photo credit: © Anton Sorokin / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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