{"id":6838,"date":"2012-12-16T08:00:10","date_gmt":"2012-12-16T16:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/?p=6838"},"modified":"2012-12-16T08:00:10","modified_gmt":"2012-12-16T16:00:10","slug":"check-out-this-poor-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=6838","title":{"rendered":"Check out this poor guy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6840 alignleft\" alt=\"tumblr_meya2otYwc1r8vrhxo1_1280 (1)\" src=\"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/tumblr_meya2otYwc1r8vrhxo1_1280-11-300x188.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" \/>Here we have a very unfortunate day for the Cereal Leaf beetle. To the left, we see a parasitoid wasp called\u00a0<strong>Tetrastichus julis<em>,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>has laid it&#8217;s eggs inside the larvae of the beetle, which shall ultimately bring this vermin&#8217;s demise. The spawn will feast on the\u00a0larva&#8217;s\u00a0insides before bursting fourth and <strong>killing<\/strong> the bugger right then and there. Just remember, if you think your day is bad, it could always be worse.<\/p>\n<p>XX<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6730\" alt=\"themoreyouknow3\" src=\"http:\/\/wakingideas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/themoreyouknow3.jpg\" width=\"549\" height=\"362\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nHere we have a very unfortunate day for the Cereal Leaf beetle. 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