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Caitlin Henderson's Image
As Caitlin watched a bush cricket methodically deposit a neat row of black eggs on a stem, she noticed that on its body were the white eggs of a parasitoid fly. Carefully balancing her camera, Caitlin photographed what would likely be this insect’s last brood.
Parasitoids are organisms that develop and grow inside or on a host, eventually killing it. Eggs deposited on the skin of a host will hatch into larvae that will eventually consume it.
Behind the lens
Caitlin Henderson
Australia
Caitlin is a wildlife storyteller. Under the name She’s Got Legs Photography, she travels around Australia documenting small, weird and unappreciated creatures. She’s previously worked as an invertebrate zookeeper at museums across Australia and specialises in spiders, which she also researches.
Image details
- Canon EOS 7D
- 60mm f2.8 lens
- 1/250 sec at f16 • ISO 200 Yongnuo flash
- Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
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