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The fly and the ant!

The University of Florida is releasing a South American fly the lays its
eggs in the bodies of red ants the larvae hatches and secretes an enzyme
that liquifies the brain of the ant so that the larvae can eat the ant
brain.  Of course the ant dies and when the fly is ready to emerge it
does so via the deceased ants mouth.  The ants that remain carry the
body of the dead ant out of the nest and when the fly emerges from the
ant it is ready to begin the cycle again.  The fly only does this to red
ants and no other creatures.

Suzie
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