The amazing tomato worm
by lena on Mar.25, 2009, under Nature, Slideshow blog
There is this most amazing little miraculous thing that happens in nature between tomato plants and this one worm who likes to eat them…
The worm will find a tomato plant and start eating it… The tomato will then put out a distress signal that it is being eaten by worms which attracts this particular kind of fly. This fly will lay their eggs in these holes on the worms back and once they turn into larvae and get bigger they actually start eating the worm… which then ends up dying… being host to new flies, who fly looking for tomatoes calling them.
Incredible stuff…
May 9th, 2009 on 12:50 am
Hi Lena, loving your site
really nice!
Great subject too, we have so much to learn. This fascinating side of nature, is barely beginning to be understood. I believe that all species of plants have similar capabilities and team up with other life forms to survive.