Cuckoo Wasp

This wasp almost doesn’t look real. It’s covered in sparkly green armor. Apparently, instead of stinging, they roll up into a tight armored ball to defend themselves. It’s also incredibly small–only about a half-centimeter long. These wasps lay eggs in other wasps’ nests where the larvae eat the food of their hosts.

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