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surfnron wrote:
I know this photo has problems, but I think the subject matter overrides the technical faults - at least for me. The Tomato Hornworm was attacked by a parasitic wasp which laid it's eggs inside the hornworm.
FROM WIKIPEDIA:
"Inside the host the egg hatches into a larva or larvae. The larva feed inside the host until ready to pupate; by then the host is generally either dead or moribund. Depending on its species, the parasitoid then may eat its way out of the host or remain in the more or less empty skin. In either case it then generally spins a cocoon and pupates. As adults, parasitoid wasps feed primarily on nectar from flowers."
As you can see from the open cocoons, most of the newly hatched adults have left their cocoons. I see the worms almost every year on my tomato plants, and every few years I find one or more that have suffered this fate.
This photo is the result of my first attempt at focus stacking photos, (12), in Photoshop CC.
Thanx for looking, and comment if you'd like ~ Ron...Show more →
Hi Ron,
I love the picture. Wonderful. What a color combination! Not so sure about the subject :-)
~Mansur
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