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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » unidentified immature parasitoids
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Caterpillar with internal Parasitoids
Copyright © 2013 Sean McVey

Caterpillar with internal Parasitoids
Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
May 23, 2013
In this picture the Caterpillar is lit by a strong flashlight, and you can see the shadows of the parasites, especially the two closest to its head.

When the caterpillar was crawling (in front of the beam of light) I could see the things inside it swaying with pulse/current of body fluids, while still anchored to inside wall of the caterpillar by their breathing tubes.

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Contributed by Sean McVey on 25 May, 2013 - 6:46pm
Last updated 8 June, 2013 - 9:00am

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Moved from Unidentified Immature Stages.
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