'These wasps are a little bit sci fi, as they rather gruesomely lay their eggs inside an insect called a plant louse. 'When the eggs hatch, the baby wasps eats their way out of the louse from the inside, ensuring they get a food supply of fresh meat. 'It just shows how ingenious wasps are, as other parasitic wasps which use insects in this way can paralyse their hosts or even use mind control - manipulating spiders to spin different webs, which are more beneficial for the wasps.'
Describing the Dalek wasps, the Natural History Museum's resident wasp expert, Dr Gavin Broad, said: 'These wasps are a little bit sci fi, as they rather gruesomely lay their eggs inside an insect called a plant louse. 'When the eggs hatch, the baby wasps eats their way out of the louse from the inside, ensuring they get a food supply of fresh meat. 'It just shows how ingenious wasps are, as other parasitic wasps which use insects in this way can paralyse their hosts or even use mind control - manipulating spiders to spin different webs, which are more beneficial for the wasps.'
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