Harsh photographic reality flies in the face of “Nature Lovers” who believe in a kind and gentle “Mother Nature”.
Farming is war, and currently we just lost the war with Marek’s disease. (Well, the chickens lost, but we are losing the chickens. Unvaccinated chicks? Never again!)
FuckinJuice_
Might those be Everglades tomatoes? 🍅
weedandmead94
Covered in parasitic wasps. Nature’s pest control
SixLeg5
Wasp TV
Extension_Deer7433
This is why I occasionally shout “Wasps, swarm attack” in my garden. Love them now that I know they protect from hornworms.
Weekly-Major1876
kind caterpillar babysits and rocks developing wasp pupae in silk cocoons to sleep after BIG meal
League-Ill
GLORIOUS
207Menace
Satisfying
eloisethebunny
Thanks, I hate it.
JustaddReddit
Die, mfer, die !
hogua
…but while the wasp larvae do their thing, you Sun Gold plant is getting devoured.
Ok-Coconuts-Chill
I no longer feel safe here
Annual_Judge_7272
Squash it
past_due_06063
Oh that poor poor caterpillar!
livingfordogs
Ohhh. I just removed this guy today. Didn’t have the heart to hurt him so just relocated. But apparently a swift death would have been kinder 😳
GallusWrangler
So thankful when I see them like this.
OkAd469
Wasps are great. They devour tomato hornworms.
bubbsnana
If I saw this irl, I would legit pass out in terror. Primal fear of mine.
SorbetValuable6150
*adam demamp voice* I LIKE THAT
Spiritual_Nose_6647
It’s gone full nuclear.
kinezumi89
I saw a [super interesting youtube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BYtQt68-5w) the other day that explains that the caterpillar doesn’t actually die from the parasites – when the wasp lays eggs in the caterpillar, it also transmits a virus that eventually paralyzes it, so it doesn’t accidentally skoosh the eggs bending around. I always assumed the eggs eventually did the caterpillar in, but it actually dies from starvation
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And I thought I was having a bad day 🐛💥
Not for much longer
Rough way to die. Semi-paralyzed by wasp larvae.
Let’s go Nature!
Transformed a nasty pest into an army of garden enforcers
Oooh, awesome! You won the garden jackpot.
Got heem!
https://preview.redd.it/q02qg6am9idf1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c51c37c5f06e2eb9384346a31675e99296b31fad
This makes my skin crawl
Bad for him, good for you
Harsh photographic reality flies in the face of “Nature Lovers” who believe in a kind and gentle “Mother Nature”.
Farming is war, and currently we just lost the war with Marek’s disease. (Well, the chickens lost, but we are losing the chickens. Unvaccinated chicks? Never again!)
Might those be Everglades tomatoes? 🍅
Covered in parasitic wasps. Nature’s pest control
Wasp TV
This is why I occasionally shout “Wasps, swarm attack” in my garden. Love them now that I know they protect from hornworms.
kind caterpillar babysits and rocks developing wasp pupae in silk cocoons to sleep after BIG meal
GLORIOUS
Satisfying
Thanks, I hate it.
Die, mfer, die !
…but while the wasp larvae do their thing, you Sun Gold plant is getting devoured.
I no longer feel safe here
Squash it
Oh that poor poor caterpillar!
Ohhh. I just removed this guy today. Didn’t have the heart to hurt him so just relocated. But apparently a swift death would have been kinder 😳
So thankful when I see them like this.
Wasps are great. They devour tomato hornworms.
If I saw this irl, I would legit pass out in terror. Primal fear of mine.
*adam demamp voice* I LIKE THAT
It’s gone full nuclear.
I saw a [super interesting youtube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BYtQt68-5w) the other day that explains that the caterpillar doesn’t actually die from the parasites – when the wasp lays eggs in the caterpillar, it also transmits a virus that eventually paralyzes it, so it doesn’t accidentally skoosh the eggs bending around. I always assumed the eggs eventually did the caterpillar in, but it actually dies from starvation
https://preview.redd.it/5n44g3cygkdf1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c15357b22cba5029cd0d965e6e0303bc17e5b3c3
I hate hornworms as much as I love braconid wasp larvae.