Nature

Wasps and zombie roaches

Wasp attacking the roach This is probably one of the the most chilling of wildlife stories I have ever read. And the video in the article was as scary. The wasp, which lives in tropical regions of Africa, India and the Pacific Islands, relies on cockroaches for its grisly life cycle. But unlike many venomous predators, which paralyse their victims before eating them or dragging them back to their lair, the wasp’s sting leaves the cockroach able to walk, but unable to initiate its own movement.