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Welcome to the 7 days of spooky specimens! Today’s #SpookySpecimen is the parasitoid wasp. These menacing creatures use living hosts as nests for their eggs. The larvae feed on its internal organs, leading to a slow, agonizing death. Stay tuned for more spooooky specimens👻🎃
Today's #SpookySpecimen is from the Mutillidae family. They are known for their hair which can be red, orange, black, white, silver, or gold and their extremely painful stings. The sting from the species Dasymutilla klugii rated a 3 on the Schmidt pain index⚠️
Do you have a favourite #SpookySpecimen from the Museum's collection? Let @NHM_Digitise know and they will try and feature it this month.
October is here! 🎃👻The month of pumpkin spiced lattes, magic and spookiness. This beautiful Buff ermine moth is #OnTheWing right now. It's larvae feed on Elder - the same tree from which the wand that makes up one of the deathly hallows in Harry Potter is from #MothMonday
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