Ixodiphagus hookeri
(Ixodiphagus hookeri)
Description
Ixodiphagus hookeri, the tick wasp, is a chalcid wasp which lays its eggs into ticks. It seems to use a symbiotic bacteria, Wolbachia pipientis, to weaken the tick's immune system.
Taxonomic tree:
Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Family:Encyrtidae
Genus:Ixodiphagus
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