What’s worse than a wasp’s sting? Murder - Miles Zhang
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A cockroach and jewel wasp are locked in battle. The wasp latches onto the cockroach and inserts her stinger into the cockroach's brain, where her venom blocks its fight-or-flight response. Now, the cockroach is essentially a zombie, and its carcass will be used to grow the wasp’s offspring. Miles Zhang explores the gruesome evolutionary strategy known as parasitoidism.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Miles Zhang
- Director
- Denys Spolitak
- Narrator
- Jack Cutmore-Scott
- Music
- Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio
- Sound Designer
- Zavid Lan, cAMP Studio
