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Even more detail here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23938758/ ... and an update on everything being renamed recently - 'Polydnaviridae' to 'Polydnaviriformidae', etc.: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9953437/
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The Polydnaviridae (PDV), including the Bracovirus (BV) and Ichnovirus genera, originated from the integration of unrelated viruses in the genomes of two parasitoid wasp lineages, in a remarkable example of convergent evolution. Functionally active PDVs represent the most compelling evolutionary suc …
When parasitic wasps hijacked viruses: genomic and functional evolution of polydnaviruses - PubMed
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For #insectSaturday / #insektenSamstag - a ladybird resting under a leaf. ... with a parasitoid wasp in the silken cocoon beneath its legs. (I'm not obsessed, honest!) Dinocampus coccinellae - https://www.naturespot.org/species/dinocampus-coccinellae #insects #ladybirds #wasps #macrophotography
#silentSunday
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Finally remembering to post these on a #weevilWednesday - some #weevils, from early May. One larger, one smaller - the latter clearly being the lesser of two weevils. ... Ahem. #Derbyshire #insects #macrophotography
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Coprolite9000 - Pixelfed
Coprolite9000 - Pixelfed
Coprolite9000 - Pixelfed
Using the fantastical new technology of video - #badgers at the bottom of a garden! Presumably rooting up earthworms from around a pile of grass cuttings. #Derbyshire #trailCamera #wildlife
Coprolite9000 - Pixelfed
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For #insectSaturday / #insektenSamstag - a queen wasp (Vespula sp.) resting beneath a leaf, from back in April this year. #Derbyshire #insects #wasps #macrophotography
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In other exciting wasp news - the world of the Polydnaviriformidae, where various parasitoid wasps (but probably not the one above) have co-opted viral machinery to deliver genetic material into their hosts. An example of evolution and biology being gloriously weird - with a decent overview here […]
Coprolite9000 - Pixelfed
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[Spider with babies!] Pholcus spider caring for her unhatched babies - Derbyshire, a few weeks ago. #spiders #macrophotography
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#FotoVorschlag : Objekte, die mit "K" beginnen oder so aussehen // Objects beginning with "K" or resembling it... Kleptoparasite! ... Yes, a wasp. Aren't you all thrilled. But this one is so sparkly! Cuckoo wasp from the Chrysididae - Derbyshire, April 2026. #insects #wasps #macrophotography
Coprolite9000 - Pixelfed
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(I could also have gone with 'koinobiont', for some much less sparkly parasitoid wasps...)