Thornbugs Video

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A wasp attacks a thornbug family in the San Luis Valley in Costa Rica. As the nymphs signal in alarm, their mother flicks her wings at the approaching wasp and attempts to drive it away. But as the mother moves moves toward the right of the screen, the wasp outmaneuvers her and captures a nymph on the edge of the group.

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