I've done a lot of googling (and found a lot of interesting stuff along the way!) and still can't find a reference to it. But I'm not saying you're nuts, honest! If you do find it, let me know, please? I'd really like to see the documentary, in any case.
And, finally, if you're up for some real nightmare fuel, here's a video showing the entire process, from the initial life-or-death fight between the wasp and the cockroach, through injections (the wasp actually does paralyze the roach initially), leading to the nest, egg-laying, "entombment," and the hatching of the egg and everything that goes on, to the emergence of the new adult wasp. It's quite graphic, just so you know: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHsSqsqJtZg
I'd like to link this to the post as well, but I'm really not sure I should...
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Date: 2012-10-30 09:12 am (UTC)I've done a lot of googling (and found a lot of interesting stuff along the way!) and still can't find a reference to it. But I'm not saying you're nuts, honest! If you do find it, let me know, please? I'd really like to see the documentary, in any case.
Here's some neat stuff I did find:
http://www.metafilter.com/48838/Wasp-performs-roachbrainsurgery-to-make-zombie-slaveroaches A light -- very light -- post about it, which I'm including because of the hilarious comments.
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2010/04/20/a-wasp-finds-the-seat-of-the-cockroach-soul/ An article from Discover Magazine which explains the process in a lot more detail than I did (or knew about, for that matter), and also details some of the research. I'm thinking of editing the post to include a link to this.
And, finally, if you're up for some real nightmare fuel, here's a video showing the entire process, from the initial life-or-death fight between the wasp and the cockroach, through injections (the wasp actually does paralyze the roach initially), leading to the nest, egg-laying, "entombment," and the hatching of the egg and everything that goes on, to the emergence of the new adult wasp. It's quite graphic, just so you know: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHsSqsqJtZg
I'd like to link this to the post as well, but I'm really not sure I should...