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Nature can be... gory.

This Western Paper Wasp has found a small caterpillar to bring home to the developing larvae in its nest. To make the caterpillar easier to transport, and easier for the larvae to eat, the wasp is chewing it up into a meatball first. Eww. Cool, but eww!

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Uploaded on September 11, 2020
Taken on July 22, 2020