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RE: Ampulex compressa: The Wasp That Enslaves Cockroaches With a Sting to the Brain
Amazing, I read about this wasp when I researched a bit after reading your previous zombie-post! But, your way of writing is very explanatory and fun.
It is amazing how thousands of years of evolution resulted in such surprising creatures and abilities that can be called super powers! How can a venom with such chemical effects be produced? How much "trial & error" was needed to have these results? How can a wasp search for brain parts, how this information is passed from generation to generation, is it written in its DNA, is it something they learn to do? Nature is truly full of wonders...
Hey thanks! Yeah, I try to keep it simple and fun. I am always leaving references for further reading for the people who want to learn more about how things really work. Apparently the sting of that wasp has some supersensitive sensors on the sting that help feel its way inside the head of the roach! It's true, nature is full of wonders!
http://www.reed.edu/biology/professors/srenn/pages/teaching/web_2010/bpls_site-final/Envenomation.html