Outstanding meme. Cool fact is that the wasps inject their eggs along side a virus, which specifically turns off the manduca’s immune system for a bit. It then allows the immune system to turn back on. Since the eggs have been in there during the immune reboot, they’re considered ‘self’ and not attacked by the immune system
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Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 2 days ago
Chuymatt@beehaw.org 2 days ago
I assume someone is looking into a similar system for transplants, right?!
SL3wvmnas@discuss.tchncs.de 9 hours ago
Identification of this virus began in 1973, here is an article about it from 1997. - I suppose a lifetime supply of immunosuppressants is far more profitable than the system you are proposing… but I like your system. It just is more elegant.
merari42@lemmy.world 2 days ago
That is some shit straight out of sci-fi horror like Alien.
TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Just bought this childhood book of mine for my own newborn son… Probably a bit too young for this sequel tho
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 2 days ago
Considering sending this to my daughter who wants to learn English.
Wakmrow@hexbear.net 2 days ago
😱
merari42@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Link to a relevant folk song about parasites that has a verse about this sort of wasp
samus12345@lemmy.world 2 days ago
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