2 ms·

Some of the wasps have even developed a mutualistic relationship with a virus that helps control the hosts immune system. The wasps have integrated the virus ge

Some of the wasps have even developed a mutualistic relationship with a virus that helps control the hosts immune system. The wasps have integrated the virus genome into their own so their offspring can continue to infect hosts. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3758193/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3758193/

throwanem 2y ago
...and evolved a unique type of ovarian "calyx" cell, which acts as a bioreplicator to produce virus which the mother wasp delivers during oviposition. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12692280/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12692280/