<em>Hymenoepimecis veranii</em> Attacking <em>Araneus omnicolor</em> (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

<em>Hymenoepimecis veranii</em> Attacking <em>Araneus omnicolor</em>

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A wasp getting ready to attack a spider. Researchers think that it will then use a hormone called ecdysone to change the spider's behavior so that it spins a special kind of web.

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Marcelo O. Gonzaga

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