The Emerald Wasp (Ampulex Compressa) is a stinging parasite that uses its victim as a host for its larva.
The newly discovered Crypt Keeper Wasp (Euderus Set) is a hyperparasite, which also enslaves its victim to serve its young.
Both wasps turn their insect victims into zombie slaves controlling their movement while the larva eat the victim from the inside out.
So, recently when stories began circulating about a similar wasp encountered in the Amazon Rainforest, it was intriguing … until it was discovered that this Amazon Death Wasp was controlling mammals.
And when humans were found wandering remote villages confused and later discovered dead, or dying, filled with wasp larvae, it became frightening.
