Hard to tell what is doing what to what here, but it doesn't look good for one of them.
Thanks Te Papa + Weta Workshop
Bug Lab for
a week of fine photos.
Oh, this is the Jewel wasp (
again) injecting venom into a cockroach’s thorax and brain, turning it into a zombie - charming.
![Jewel wasp, Ampulex compressa Jewel wasp, Ampulex compressa](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t5Jo3tctqDo/Xsc8RF1TccI/AAAAAAALP9c/k2Z7VTnkM9Qdt0Z16b-KHuO0_wYb9ZDSACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_20170102_130120-02.jpeg) |
(Jewel wasp, Ampulex compressa) |