Cocoons of the larvae of a parasitic wasp, Cotesia glomerata. The wasp lays its eggs inside a caterpillar and the larvae develop inside it, ultimately

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Cocoons of the larvae of a parasitic wasp, Cotesia glomerata. The wasp lays its eggs inside a caterpillar and the larvae develop inside it, ultimately killing it. They emerge from the caterpillar to form cocoons nearby from which adult wasps will emerge. Dorset England UK GB

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