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here in the southeastern United States

here in the southeastern United States these besieged plants have actually sent

these besieged plants have actually sent

these besieged plants have actually sent up a chemical mist an SOS to these black

up a chemical mist an SOS to these black

up a chemical mist an SOS to these black wasps why because black wasps are known

wasps why because black wasps are known

wasps why because black wasps are known as a food coloring and some aphids are

as a food coloring and some aphids are

as a food coloring and some aphids are busily sucking the life out of these

busily sucking the life out of these

busily sucking the life out of these plants now despite its nickname this

plants now despite its nickname this

plants now despite its nickname this Watts isn’t here merely to kill the

Watts isn’t here merely to kill the

Watts isn’t here merely to kill the aphids no that would be too easy

aphids no that would be too easy

aphids no that would be too easy like a character in a James Bond movie

like a character in a James Bond movie

like a character in a James Bond movie the wasp has a more exquisite to

the wasp has a more exquisite to

the wasp has a more exquisite to punishment for the eight with a clinical

punishment for the eight with a clinical

punishment for the eight with a clinical precision the wasp injects a single egg

precision the wasp injects a single egg

precision the wasp injects a single egg into each a pods body this means a slow

into each a pods body this means a slow

into each a pods body this means a slow death for the AVA as the wasp egg grows

death for the AVA as the wasp egg grows

death for the AVA as the wasp egg grows inside it each wasp can plant eggs in

inside it each wasp can plant eggs in

inside it each wasp can plant eggs in 200 even’s the aphids send out their own

200 even’s the aphids send out their own

200 even’s the aphids send out their own chemical alarm systems and the colony

chemical alarm systems and the colony

chemical alarm systems and the colony panics but it’s too late the wasp has

panics but it’s too late the wasp has

panics but it’s too late the wasp has done its work hasta la vista baby and we

done its work hasta la vista baby and we

done its work hasta la vista baby and we mean baby the aphids face a gruesome

mean baby the aphids face a gruesome

mean baby the aphids face a gruesome death the ravenous wasp larvae will eat

death the ravenous wasp larvae will eat

death the ravenous wasp larvae will eat the aphid alive from the inside out

the aphid alive from the inside out

the aphid alive from the inside out the aphids body becomes the incubator

the aphids body becomes the incubator

the aphids body becomes the incubator for the young of its predator a new

for the young of its predator a new

for the young of its predator a new generation of assassins will soon emerge

generation of assassins will soon emerge

generation of assassins will soon emerge littering these killing fields with

littering these killing fields with

littering these killing fields with corpses okay now here’s the money shot

corpses okay now here’s the money shot

corpses okay now here’s the money shot the young wasp emerging to seek out more

the young wasp emerging to seek out more

the young wasp emerging to seek out more aphids to begin this cycle all over

aphids to begin this cycle all over

aphids to begin this cycle all over again the wasp with its exquisitely

again the wasp with its exquisitely

again the wasp with its exquisitely deftly planned and yet just doing what

deftly planned and yet just doing what

deftly planned and yet just doing what nature is programmed it to do

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