These are usually wasps, laying their own eggs inside an egg, caterpillar or pupa. Parasitoids start their lives as parasites, in or on the body of a host, but they end up as predators, eating the ...

Pupa - The sleepy pupal stage (photo right) usually lasts up to two weeks. A lot is happening inside - the ladybird is going through metamorphosis. Adult - Newly emerged ladybirds are bright yellow.

A new study from the University of Haifa – Oranim Campus, published in the prestigious scientific journal Current Biology, ...