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emerald cockroach wasp

noun

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  1. A cockroach wasp, of species Ampulex compressa.

    • One interesting example of this is the emerald cockroach wasp Ampulex compressa which uses cockroaches as hosts for its developing offspring.
    • The emerald cockroach wasp is one of nature's most incredible insects. The female does not kill the prey when it injects it with venom. Instead, the wasp turns the prey into a live food source for its growing young.

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