Amanda Lytle
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Amanda Lytle
@salamanda22.bsky.social
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i 🖤 bugs, salamanders, evolution, & ecology
MSc Biology
Western NC // Cherokee Land
The emerald cockroach wasp can mind-control cockroaches by injecting venom into the roach's "brain"/nervous system. The roach then becomes docile and allows the wasp to lead it to a tomb, lay eggs in it, and seal the tomb until the wasp larva hatch and begin to eat the roach alive!
June 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
forgot a period. anyway - it's not much but it's a really great resource for me to connect and learn from other locals, especially for cryptic species in my area
June 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM