How tiny wasps cope with being smaller than amoebas

Not Exactly Rocket Science
By Ed Yong
Nov 30, 2011 2:30 PMMay 17, 2019 9:38 PM
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Thrips are tiny insects, typically just a millimetre in length. Some are barely half that size. If that’s how big the adults are, imagine how small a thrips’ egg must be. Now, consider that there are insects that lay their eggs inside the egg of a thrips.

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