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TIL there is a species of wasp that subdues a cockroach with two precise stings, takes it to its burrow by pulling on its antennae like a leash, blocks the entrance with pebbles, and then lays an egg inside the cockroaches’ body so that the baby wasp can feed on the zombie cockroach for days.

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