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 (DIR) Post #Ao7Uf988wTUEIhnMPo by graveolensa@mathstodon.xyz
       2024-11-17T02:33:42Z
       
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       @futurebird @aliceschwarze : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jt46GDChH8https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phragmosis
       
 (DIR) Post #Ao7UwAR5LEV7GxlsuW by futurebird@sauropods.win
       2024-11-17T02:37:24Z
       
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       @graveolensa @aliceschwarze The velvet ant Myrmilloides grandiceps practices phragmosis ... they have hooks on the back of their wide heads that they use to keep themselves wedged into the nests of the bees they parasitize.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ao8BvkeTVBNPKl5AS8 by futurebird@sauropods.win
       2024-11-17T10:39:08Z
       
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       @graveolensa @aliceschwarze Imagine coming home after a long day gathering pollen and THAT face is wedged in the door of your house. The guileless simple black eyes... the wide mandibles like a Cheshire grin. And this wasp isn't gonna let you in or let you pull them out!Both the males and females of Myrmilloides grandiceps wedge themselves in the homes of bees in this manner, there is a theory the males will "stake out" a good location to attract a mate but more study is needed.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ao8EhFJXW9ZZwy45YG by notsoloud@expressional.social
       2024-11-17T11:10:05Z
       
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       @futurebirdParasitize how?@graveolensa @aliceschwarze
       
 (DIR) Post #Ao8F3nJBo9xZkieY64 by futurebird@sauropods.win
       2024-11-17T11:14:12Z
       
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       @notsoloud @graveolensa @aliceschwarze She will lay her eggs where they can eat bee larvae then use the bee's chamber to pupate.