Zombie spider builds a stronger web for the parasitic wasp that's sucking its blood

By hijacking a spider’s nervous system, a wasp larva can manipulate the spider into making a stronger web, according to a study published yesterday in The Journal of Experimental Biology. Of course, that's right before the larva kills the enslaved spider

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