What is inside this caterpillar?
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My Potatoes Rank attained: Pedunculate oak tree

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Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 5:22 pm Post subject: What is inside this caterpillar? |
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I was removing and killing a few Pieris brassicae catepillars today a when I ripped the bodies apart, they contained what looked like babies. Maggot-like living bodies. What are they? Is this normal?
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michael brenock Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
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Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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probably the maggots of the Ichneumonid fly which parasatise the cabbage white butterfly caterpillars, note I stress probably
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My Potatoes Rank attained: Pedunculate oak tree

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Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2013 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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I was thinking this. Are they a positive parasite, ie, have a symbiotic relationship with the host? The reason I ask is that the caterpillars are healthy and their appetite certainly hasn't been affected.
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I was thinking this. Are they a positive parasite, ie, have a symbiotic relationship with the host? The reason I ask is that the caterpillars are healthy and their appetite certainly hasn't been affected.
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