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Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Zombie victim of parasitic wasp?)

Coccinella septempunctata

Description:

Damage to carapace on both sides... possibly the victim if a parasitic wasp. Appeared unable to fly. See video.

Notes:

Video currently oriented vertically - is being reprocessed as horizontal version on YouTube as I type this. This article discusses the horrors of ladybugs being eaten from the inside by wasp larvae: http://www.livescience.com/14706-ladybug...

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Kaufman, Texas, USA

Spotted on May 27, 2012
Submitted on May 27, 2012

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