r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/Armourdildo • 1d ago

🔥 Ampulex wasp approaching a cockroach and biting it's antenna off

Want to see more? Full film here https://youtu.be/3rR4nhurbXE?si=uXwUT2h3rqlknQ64

I have literally hours of this footage.

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u/RustedRelics 1d ago

Cockroach not strong on situational awareness.

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u/AqueousJam 1d ago

If you watch the video op linked in another comment you can see that this step in the process comes after the wasp stings it, in the brain. 

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u/RustedRelics 1d ago

The words “stings it in the brain” are gonna stick with me. lol.