Millipedes can secrete noxious chemicals to deter predators, but those same chemicals also attract the attention of parasitoid flies.
The parasitoid fly maggot devours the millipede alive, turning it into an empty husk within five days.
#Invertebrate 🧪
https://dailyparasite.blogspot.com/2017/07/myriophora-alexandrae.html

Comments