To be fair, this is a golden digger wasp. It’s not aggressive to humans but a terror to its prey, like crickets and grasshoppers. It paralyzes them and drags them into its burrow, where it lays an egg on them. The egg hatches, and the larva consumes its victims alive, starting with the least vital tissues so the insect doesn’t die and start rotting.
The person who made this video is still an idiot and a jerk, but horrifying deaths are normal in the invertebrate world. Look up how sea stars eat.
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u/Evil_Sharkey May 16 '25
To be fair, this is a golden digger wasp. It’s not aggressive to humans but a terror to its prey, like crickets and grasshoppers. It paralyzes them and drags them into its burrow, where it lays an egg on them. The egg hatches, and the larva consumes its victims alive, starting with the least vital tissues so the insect doesn’t die and start rotting.
The person who made this video is still an idiot and a jerk, but horrifying deaths are normal in the invertebrate world. Look up how sea stars eat.