We all know of fire ants and what they do to terrorize innocent people (well your not innocent if you purposely step on a trail of them). But thanks to a vicious little fly, fire ants might have some competition.
These little flies are native to South American home ranges, right where fire ants are too. (Freckles, you're going to love this post! LOL) The female flies inject their eggs into the fire ants, where it develops into a maggot, then a larva. The larva eats the ant from the inside out, then emerges 40 days later from the hollow carcass that once was a fire ant.
Pleasant, huh? Read more here.
That's gross julia!
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