TY - BOOK AU - Simon,Matt AU - Stankovic,Vladimir TI - The wasp that brainwashed the caterpillar: evolution's most unbelievable solutions to life's biggest problems SN - 9780143128687 AV - QH 546 .S58 2016 PY - 2016///] CY - New York, New York PB - Penguin Books KW - Animals KW - Adaptation KW - Predation (Biology) KW - Parasitism KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-260); You absolutely must get laid. Antechinus ; Anglerfish ; Flatworm ; Mustache toad ; Toadfish -- You can't find a babysitter. Ant-decapitating fly ; Glyptapanteles wasp ; Asp caterpillar ; Ocean sunfish ; Lowland streaked tenrec ; Surinam toad -- You need a place to crash. Pearlfish ; Tongue-eating isopod ; Pistol shrimp ; Sociable weaver ; Hero ant -- You live in a crummy neighborhood. Water bear ; Diving bell spider ; Zombie ant ; Pink fairy armadillo ; Naked mole rat -- Turns out getting eaten is bad for survival. Hagfish ; Axolotl ; Cuttlefish ; Satanic leaf-tailed gecko ; Pangolin ; Crested rat -- It turns out not eating is also bad for survival. Giant African land snail ; Aye-aye ; Mantis shrimp ; Bone-eating worm ; Tiger beetle -- You can't let them get away that easily, can you?. Bolas spider ; Velvet worm ; Geography cone snail ; Lamprey ; Assassin bug -- A few parting words ER -