This and similar sorts of things, such as parasitization of caterpillars by wasp larvae, helped convince Darwin that a benevolent god was not the guiding influence at the bottom of biology.
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This and similar sorts of things, such as parasitization of caterpillars by wasp larvae, helped convince Darwin that a benevolent god was not the guiding influence at the bottom of biology.
That's kind of nightmarish.
I can't work up much sympathy. Spiders are one of the only things worse than fungus.
Actually fungi like cordyceps are nature's way of keeping insects & arachnids in check.
I think I saw that once on "Doctor Who."
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